The New York Times

The World Cup is one month away. This is how our writers are feeling about it

The World Cup begins in Mexico on June 11 Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images Eight years after it was awarded to the United States, Canada and Mexico, the World Cup is now one month away. Here at The Athletic, we are getting excited and our team of reporters ...
Forbes

World Cup Uncertainty Grows—Here’s Why The Promised Tourism Boon Is Under Threat

The World Cup is kicking off in less than 100 days against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, giving tourism leaders heartburn and suggesting a more muted lift to the U.S. economy than initially promised by FIFA and the Trump administration.
ESPN

2026 FIFA World Cup match schedule: Fixtures, results, features

Check out all the fixtures, features and results for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. - 2026 World Cup: Knockout round bracket | Scores - Top 50 players ranked | Every single team kit ranked - VAR review | New rules ...
The New York Times

The World Cup is supposed to inspire hope and unity. This one feels different

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Christopher Furlong / Getty, Vaughn Ridley / Getty, Franck Fife / Getty, Charley Tribbalu / Getty, Saul Loeb / Getty, David Salazar / Getty, Benjamin Cremel / Getty, Mike Stobe / Getty, Luis Robayo / Getty ...
NPR

The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it

When one of the world's most secretive and far-reaching organizations offers to share how it sees the world, it's worth taking a peek. That's the thought I had when I dove into the CIA World Factbook for the first time as a young editor at CNN ...
Time

A World's Fair Could Be Just What We Need

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