The wait is over. The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today in Mexico City, launching the biggest tournament in football history. With 48 nations, 104 matches and billions expected to watch worldwide, the sport’s greatest spectacle begins a 39-day journey that will define careers, shape legacies and captivate the planet.
The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of a global energy shock, with U.S.–Iran tensions disrupting oil markets, straining diplomacy and exposing the vulnerability of the world economy to a prolonged geopolitical crisis…
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup prepares to kick off, the United States and Iran exchange strikes over the Strait of Hormuz, while diplomats from Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia race to salvage a fragile peace deal.
The largest World Cup in history arrives kicks off in USA against the backdrop of war tensions, oil-market turmoil and economic uncertainty, raising questions about whether football can unite an increasingly divided world…
