[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 World Cup has officially become the World Cup with the highest attendance in history, surpassing the record set at the 1994 finals, also held in the United States.

[VOVWORLD] - New York City has created a “neighborhood passport” for the World Cup, which encourages visitors to explore immigrant communities in the five boroughs.

[VOVWORLD] - FIFA said in April that more than 5 million tickets had already been sold for World Cup 2026, affirming the tournament's enormous appeal.

[VOVWORLD] - Soccer ​fans streaming into stadiums for World Cup matches have been shocked to find they can't take ‌their big purses or backpacks in with them due to a clear-bag policy in place for security reasons.

[VOVWORLD] - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will join him to present the World Cup trophy to the winners of the tournament final in New Jersey on July 19.

[VOVWORLD] - Soccer & Technology, an exhibition by the FIFA Museum, has drawn a large number of fans wishing to to study the game's evolution to Science World in Vancouver, Canada, since its North American debut in May.

[VOVWORLD] - Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a resounding response to his critics by scoring twice in Portugal’s emphatic 5–0 victory over Uzbekistan in Group K of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

[VOVWORLD] - Young midfielder Ibrahim Maza, who is Vietnamese-Algerian, has been named FIFA’s Superior Player of the Match following Algeria’s dramatic comeback victory over Jordan in Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

[VOVWORLD] - A powerful storm system bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and flash flood risks has disrupted activities in several World Cup 2026 host cities across the eastern United States.

[VOVWORLD] - Lionel Messi rewrote the World Cup record books on Monday, becoming the tournament's all-time leading scorer with both goals in Argentina's 2-0 victory over ​Austria that secured the holders' passage to the last 32.