Episode 3361
2026 FIFA World Cup
Thu, 2026-Jul-16 03:31 UTC
Length - 2:34
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With 489,237 views on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 our article of the day is 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd FIFA World Cup and the current edition of the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and will conclude on July 19. It is jointly hosted by 16 cities—11 in the United States, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada. The tournament is the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three countries and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from the previous 32-team format.
The 2026 tournament is the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by multiple nations. Mexico became the first country to host the World Cup three times, having hosted the 1970 and 1986 tournaments. The United States previously hosted the World Cup in 1994, while it is Canada's first time hosting the tournament. The event returned to its traditional June–July schedule after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which was uniquely held in November and December to avoid Qatar's extreme summer heat.
As host nations, Canada, Mexico, and the United States all automatically qualified for the tournament. Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan all made their World Cup debuts. Argentina is the defending champion, having won its third World Cup in 2022. On June 25, 2026, total attendance reached 3,605,357 spectators, setting the record for the highest attendance in World Cup history and surpassing the previous record held by the American-hosted 1994 edition.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:31 UTC on Thursday, 16 July 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wikipedia.
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