The historic city of Guadalajara embodies the tension between soccer euphoria and the country’s festering security crisis.

MILAN (AP) — The World Cup will feature an unprecedented trio of star-studded opening ceremonies in the host nations, the United States, Canada and Mexico, created by the Italian producer behind the opening ceremony for this year’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Eight days before the World Cup, mass protests in Mexico City by teachers and retired judges, road closures and last-minute construction work caused chaos in the capital.

BBC’s Will Grant got a first-hand look at security preparations in Monterrey, as the city gets ready to host four matches.

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When great acting hits too close to home.

El Tri often makes the Round of 16 but fails to get past that point. Will 2026 bring different results?

The 2026 World Cup begins Thursday, June 11, and runs through the championship match on Sunday, July 19, with games taking place throughout North America in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The World Cup brings the top soccer talent from around the world together in one tournament,

In one of the most evocative stadiums of all and under a searing afternoon sun, the World Cup will finally begin when Mexico face South Africa. And, for many, all the justifiable gripes with a bloated format,