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The 2026 World Cup is within touching distance but there's work to do yet Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images This is an updated version of this article, published with one year to go until the ...

The World Cup Draw for the 48-team 2026 tournament is underway at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The draw will finalize the group stage for the first 48-team ...

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Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the most densely ...

The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth, and the road to the FIFA World Cup began in earnest Friday with the official draw in Washington. Fort Worth fans and local ...