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2026 World Cup begins today

Jun 11, 2026, 8:54 AM

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to start today, Thursday, 11 June 2026.

The opening match will feature Mexico and South Africa at 7pm.

Fory-eight (48) countries are expected to participate in the 2026  World Cup.

The United States of America (USA), Canada and Mexico will co-host the global bigest football  showpiece.

Current World champions, Argentina will strive to retain their world Cup trophy.

Heavy-weights such as France, Brazil, England and Portugal will all fight to snatch World Cup trophy from Argentina.

 Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup following their penalty shootouts win over France after regular time ended 3-3 in a tightly-contested final played in Qatar.

Source: Football News