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A festive atmosphere in Baja California Sur turned tragic after a tourism worker, Roberto Arellano Acevedo, died from severe injuries inflicted by an angry mob during chaotic street celebrations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The tourism worker died after being lynched in Cabo San Lucas during the 2026 World Cup festivities,
where he ran over nearly 20 people.

Roberto Arellano died after being lynched for running over a crowd in Cabo during the 2026 World Cup celebrations
The tourism worker died after being lynched in Cabo San Lucas during the 2026 World Cup festivities, where he ran over nearly 20 people. CABO SAN LUCAS —

Asian broadcasters pushed back against soaring 2026 FIFA World Cup rights fees; FIFA made major concessions in China and India due to unfavorable match times (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/sports/world-cup-tests-asia-s-app…

World Cup tests Asia's appetite for costly broadcast rights
Overnight kickoffs, new viewing habits, streaming's rise complicate FIFA revenue push

talkSPORT World Cup Shootout
Join Andy Harper, Teo Pelliziri and Kat Sasso every week for talkSPORT's World Cup Shootout, your essential guide to the 2026 FIFA World Cup...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/talksport…

How the NFL could match the drama of World Cup penalty kicks: Two ideas to spice up overtime

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-overtime-rules-world-cup-2026-season/

Which World Cup countries are on President Trump's travel ban? (Victoria Hernandez/USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/11/world-cup-countries-trump-travel-ban-list/90428153007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260611/p112#a260611p112

“We are talking here about a private enterprise claiming a basic human virtue as its intellectual property, which it packages and resells. It’s a hell of a business model. And it works.”
Isn’t… isn’t that what they’re doing with “intelligence?”
https://www.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino offers no apologies at eat-what-you-kill World Cup
Gianni Infantino waved away the tournament’s many problems ahead of kickoff on Thursday in Mexico

"Trump’s hold on too many Americans is frankly dangerous...
There is no turning this bunch. Trump is their golden calf."
☑️ Trump's World Cup 'curse' is his latest red card in term full of them
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2

Trump's World Cup 'curse' is his latest red card in term full of them
For the past 11 years, I’ve waited for a scandal, a slip up, a moment of clarity that would finally make President Trump’s supporters realize that their man is charlatan.

Why Kawhi Leonard's reunion with Raptors could fall through; Kylian Mbappé injury update after World Cup win

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kawhi-leonard-raptors-kylian-…

“Donald Trump has single-handedly torched America’s World Cup legacy”
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/donald-trump-america-world-cup-legacy-4628696
I don’t know this news outlet, but the headline nails it. It also reminds that 2019 Women’s …

Donald Trump has single-handedly torched America’s World Cup legacy
Mauricio Pochettino allowed his team to be co-opted by the MAGA regime after Folarin Balogun's red card saga - now it is all they will be remembered for

Source: Kalshi's annualized revenue topped $4B in July, up from $2B two months earlier, and its operating expenses totaled $300M in June (Yueqi Yang/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/kalshi-tops-4-billion…

Kalshi Tops $4 Billion In Annualized Revenue as it Seeks $40 Billion Valuation
World Cup wagers helped double Kalshi’s revenue to a more than $4 billion annualized rate in July, from a pace of over $2 billion two months earlier, a person familiar with the matter said. That growth is set to drive another jump in the prediction market’s valuation. Kalshi is in advanced talks ...

„FIFA World Cup“: Studio hinter Netflix-Spiel entlässt 85 Prozent des Teams
Kurz nach dem Release von „FIFA World Cup“ hat Refactor Games 85 Prozent der Belegschaft entlassen. Dabei hatte der FIFA-Präsident eine große Zukunft gesehen.

„FIFA World Cup“: Studio hinter Netflix-Spiel entlässt 85 Prozent des Teams
Kurz nach dem Release von „FIFA World Cup“ hat Refactor Games 85 Prozent der Belegschaft entlassen. Dabei hatte der FIFA-Präsident eine große Zukunft gesehen.

ITV says advertising revenues from the World Cup are about 30% higher than those from Euro 2024; Telemundo says it sold out of key World Cup ad inventory (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/48f2f704-74e0-40e0-b657-253d48e657f7

https://tracker.footballagainstfascism.org/

Trump World Cup Chaos Tracker

I’m so disinterested in this World Cup, I’m not sure I can even name a single player on the Brazilian team or the USA team. I’ll probably still watch some games out of boredom.

Well worth reading and thinking about.
How Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/how-norway-made-s…

No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
The country’s model prioritises joy while offering youngsters choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it works

Well worth reading and thinking about.
How Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/how-norway-made-s…

No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
The country’s model prioritises joy while offering youngsters choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it works

NFL meets FIFA: Predicting the 2027 Super Bowl champion, World Cup-style

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2027-super-bowl-picks-fifa-world-cup/

"Experts issue climate warning ahead of expanded FIFA World Cup"
#FIFA #Football #Climate #ClimateChange

Experts issue climate warning ahead of expanded FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup could become the "most polluting ever," according to a new report examining football's relationship with climate change.

Will I go to hell if I wonder if the World Cup opening ceremony will end with footballs rolling and bouncing down the steps of that fibreglass ziggurat?
#WorldCup

Team USA's top scorer, Balogun, received a red card in the game against Bosnia. Which means he would be suspended in the next game.
President Trump called FIFA boss Infantino. Now FIFA states without further explanation that the suspension is lifted, and Balogun can play in the upcoming game against Belgium. Following that, Trump publicly thanked FIFA for that decision.
If that would have happened 2018 in Russia, Putin interfering with the world cup, the explosion of the med…

FIFA lifts US player Balogun’s red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino
U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday. A red card triggers an automatic one-game suspension. FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension ha…

DAZN strikes a deal to bring DirecTV Latin America's DSPORTS channels with all World Cup matches to its platform in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay (Kylie Madry/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/dazn

So glad to see Trump's constant push for destroying the planet comes back to bite him on his "special day"
US gripped by extreme heatwave, disrupting 250th anniversary and World Cup celebrations
Edit: un-paywalled version, thanks to those posting it in answers:

US gripped by extreme heatwave, disrupting 250th anniversary and World Cup celebrations
Temperatures neared 40°C (104°F) in New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC, on Thursday and Friday, causing widespread power outages and prompting organizers to delay the start of Independence Day celebrations.

Mexico takes on England in a World Cup round-of-16 match in Mexico City at 5 p.m. PDT (Fox, Telemundo).
https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/live/mexico-england-world-cup-start-time-watch-results-highlights-news

Mexico vs. England in World Cup: Start time, how to watch and analysis
Follow along for live updates and highlights as Mexico takes on England in a World Cup round-of-16 match in Mexico City at 5 p.m. PDT (Fox, Telemundo).

No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/08/how-norway-made-sport-fun-kids-built-football-team-beat-br…

No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat Brazil
The country’s model prioritises joy while offering youngsters choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it works

Saw the headline in my RSS feed and thought, "this might be interesting in relation to the independence question (the union with Sweden was dissolved in 1905)".
But no, bloody football.
Can Scotland learn from history-making Norway?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/artic

World Cup: What can Scotland learn from quarter-finalists Norway?
Norway, a nation of a similar size to Scotland, are through to the World Cup quarter-finals, so can lessons be learned from their neighbours from across the North Sea?

Good reaction from #UEFA ,
Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa's shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun's automatic ban at this World Cup, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".
https://www.

World Cup 2026: Thomas Tuchel criticises Fifa over Folarin Balogun - where does this end?
England coach Thomas Tuchel says there is total confusion over the disciplinary process after Fifa's shock decision not to ban Folarin Balogun.

Existential Comics vs. Football. https://existentialcomics.com/comic/35

World Cup Philosophy: Germany vs France
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes

Footballco says soccer website Goal had 77M web and app users during the 2026 World Cup, up 42% from 2022, boosted by the popularity of its AI assistant Goal-e (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/footballco-s…

Footballco says AI assistant helped it reach 1bn+ World Cup page views
AI drives audience and affiliate revenue during 2026 World Cup for Goal publisher.

World Cup analyst uses Cowboys name in vain, takes shot at org history https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/07/02/world-cup-analyst-takes-shot-at-dallas-cowboys-and-…

Look son, we may be living under fascism now but daddy really wanted to watch a song contest and the World Cup, m’kay?

FIFA’s #Infantino betrays World Cup and bribes soccer bodies with 30 pieces of silver
"“Football’s future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximize financial return ... [It] cannot mortgage its future for financial gain.” This is how UEFA, the governing body for the sport in Europe, reacted to FIFA’s plans to sell off the World Cup to private i…

FIFA’s Infantino betrays World Cup and bribes soccer bodies with 30 pieces of silver
All 55 UEFA members on Thursday unanimously agreed to boycott FIFA competitions in response to plans to sell off the tournament to private investors

World Cup 2026: NFL players at a crossroads who could have helped Team USA, including former All-Pro receivers

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/world-cup-2026-nfl-players…

The morning after, I'm thinking about how the US didn't just lose the game against Belgium, but also lost the reputation boost that hosting countries typically enjoy.
Russia and Qatar leveraged their World Cups as sportswashing... a ball-and-cup trick swapping a troubled record for a month of hope and unity. Whatever the world thought of them going in, the spectacle helped to rewrite it.
The US blundered that same opportunity with a phone call. 🧵
1/4

Rules,what rules? #sigh. But then, they gave him the FIFA Peace Prize,, not a prize for integrity or respect for the game, or anything else.
White House lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium

Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium
The US striker was shown red in the team’s last-32 match, but the card and its suspension were thought to not be eligible for appeal.

Rules,what rules? #sigh. But then, they gave him the FIFA Peace Prize,, not a prize for integrity or respect for the game, or anything else.
White House lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium

Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium
The US striker was shown red in the team’s last-32 match, but the card and its suspension were thought to not be eligible for appeal.

Watching the world cup on Telemundo and already they've used all 12 words of Espanol that I know and the clock isn't even running yet.

Already looking forward to the Michael Moore documentary about this World Cup which will probably be called
Infantino and the Infantile

We watched a men's World Cup match the other day and Kid1 kept muttering "grown-ass men." In any other sport, the ref would've ejected every single player and the entire coaching staff on both teams before halftime.

Egypt coach rages about refereeing, says the World Cup is 'directed towards Argentina' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7429069/2026/07/07/egypt-hossam-hassan-argentina-world-cup/

A look at the race to capture audiences with FIFA World Cup-related content on YouTube, podcasts, social media, and at live events, beyond live match broadcasts (Samuel Agini/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/35db147f-6062-419f-a31d-9c6b09969fe6

Gianni Infantino [FIFA] could be ousted following his call with Trump - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/fifa-club-world-cup-2677204656/

"World Cup matches played in potentially dangerous heat as players’ union makes climate warning"
#Football #Sports #Climate

World Cup matches played in potentially dangerous heat as players’ union makes climate warning
Nine of the group stage games played in severe heat, analysis finds, as union points to lessons for the whole sport

I’m a bit surprised that even after Infantino presented Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize,” many people still seem to think that the USA might NOT win the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and are now shocked to discover that the FIFA is fixing the match.

I’m a bit surprised that even after Infantino presented Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize,” many people still seem to think that the USA might NOT win the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and are now shocked to discover that the FIFA is fixing the match.

I’m a bit surprised that even after Infantino presented Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize,” many people still seem to think that the USA might NOT win the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and are now shocked to discover that the FIFA is fixing the match.

„FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition“ ist ein einziges Trauerspiel
Die FIFA ist zurück auf der Videospielbühne und liefert mit „FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition“ ein historisches Debakel ab: Passt perfekt, meint Josef Erl.

„FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition“ ist ein einziges Trauerspiel
Die FIFA ist zurück auf der Videospielbühne und liefert mit „FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition“ ein historisches Debakel ab: Passt perfekt, meint Josef Erl.

Early Nielsen numbers show 30M people watched the US-Belgium World Cup match through Fox, clearing the record for an English-language soccer telecast in the US (Rick Porter/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne…

World Cup Sets Another Ratings Record in U.S. Loss to Belgium
Fox's telecast drew 30 million viewers Monday night, according to early Nielsen numbers.

Lionel Messi leads Argentina to incredible World Cup comeback; LeBron James inching closer to decision

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lionel-

Texas AG Ken Paxton opens an investigation into StubHub following complaints of last-minute ticket cancellations for FIFA World Cup matches (Giles Turner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-03/stubhub-…

Democrats grapple uncomfortably with World Cup success (Adam Wren/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/25/world-cup-2026/democrats-grapple-world-cup-success-00977530
http://www.memeorandum.com/260625/p139#a260625p139

Nielsen: preliminary figures show 44.8M people in the US watched Mexico vs. England across Fox and Telemundo, beyond an estimated 42M for the US-Belgium game (Dan Shanoff/The Athletic)
https…

Mexico vs. England sets new record for most-watched soccer game in U.S. history
More than 44 million people in the U.S. watched Mexico vs. England — with a staggering 23.2 million on Telemundo.

European countries have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino pushes forward with his proposals to sell chunks of the World Cup to US-based private investment.
In an extraordinary development all 55 Uefa members resolved not to participate in future World Cups or other Fifa-run events,
saying in a statement that they “unanimously and unequivocally reject” the proposals.
An emergency meeting that lasted just short of two hours ended with a united front …

Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

Netflix closes its 2026 upfront negotiations, nearly doubling its ad commitments, in line with expectations; its ad tier had 250M monthly active viewers in May (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/netflix-closes-2026-upfront/…

Netflix Closes 2026 Upfront, Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments
The streamer has sold out game sponsorships and nearly sold out of all available in-game inventory for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

World Cup games at Cowboys' stadium have something Dallas NFL games don't https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/25/att-stadium-dallas-cowboys-world-cup-curtains/90699559007/

Analyzing USMNT's run after World Cup exit; Top 25 MLB trade deadline candidates

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/analyzing-usmnts-run-after-worl…

Ben Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jul/29/ben-jennings-gianni-infantino-donald-trumps…

Ben Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup – cartoon
Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup

Ben Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jul/29/ben-jennings-gianni-infantino-donald-trumps…

Ben Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup – cartoon
Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup

#FIFA can get rid of Gianni Infantino, but it requires a coordinated revolt by member associations, an extraordinary congress, or a formal election challenge. Pressure on him has surged following his aborted plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity
Smarmy dweeb
#INFANtinOUT

Kalshi and Polymarket bets on the FIFA World Cup final top $5.69B; Dune Analytics says total wagers on the platforms surpassed $50B for the first time in June (Lauren McCarthy/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/business/world-cup-kalshi-polymarket…

World Cup Final Drives Billions in Bets on Kalshi and Polymarket
The soccer tournament has helped propel the prediction markets to new user records, creating what may be the largest gambling event in history.

'They got their rear end kicked,' DeSantis says of U.S. team (Gary Fineout/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/09/world-cup-2026/desantis-they-got-their-rear-end-kicked-00992634
http://www.memeorandum.com/260709/p112#a260709p112

Corrupt narcissist DonaldTrump is slated to hand out the gold trophy
at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
after the final World Cup match concludes.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/28/world-cup-2026/the-world-cups-final-…

Sources: Netflix, Disney, and YouTube are interested in challenging Fox for 2030 and 2034 World Cup US broadcast rights; Amazon and Apple also potential bidders (Alex Sherman/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/fifa-world-cup-media-rights-netflix-dis…

"Renewables met 68% of Brazil’s electricity demand during FIFA World Cup"
#Brazil #Energy #Renewables

Renewables met 68% of Brazil's electricity demand during FIFA World Cup - pv magazine Global
Brazil's power system handled record World Cup demand swings without supply disruptions, with renewable energy sources providing 86% of electricity generation during the tournament. Advance planning and enhanced grid monitoring enabled the operator to manage rapid load increases of up to 12.8 GW following matches.

Mailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl

England captain Harry Kane details 'surreal' golf round with Donald Trump (ESPN)
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49331547/england-captain-harry-kane-details-surreal-golf-round-donald-trump-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260711/p23#a260711p23

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, there is still no clear replacement for "Sports Twitter", which was a perfect second-screen experience during live events (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

With the World Cup looming, there’s still no clear replacement for sports Twitter
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is about to kick-off, but social networks like X, Threads, and Bluesky aren’t the same as Twitter at its peak.

"Two World Cup matches were played in ‘severe heat’, analysis finds"
#Footballs #Sports #Heatwave

Mailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl

Alvarez’s 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinals
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-argentina-switzerland-score-d47ccb4ac5b3af67eca1f82228155174

Argentina and Switzerland head to extra time tied at 1-1 in World Cup
Argentina and Switzerland headed to extra time with their World Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1, though the Swiss were playing a man short after losing Breel Embolo a red card late in the second half. Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 10th minute off a corner kick from Lionel Messi for the reigning champion. Dan Ndoye equalized for Switzerland in the second half, keeping alive its hopes of finally making a World Cup semifinal. The winner will play England on Wednesday in Atlanta. The Swiss had jus…

Sources: Kalshi agreed to pay $20M to sponsor the World Cup knockouts, after initially balking at FIFA's $150M asking price, alongside ADI Predictstreet (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/kalsh…

JJ Watt on Burnley, kit design and the World Cup: 'This is a passion project' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7472435/2026/07/31/jj-watt-burnley-world-cup-kit-hayen/

"World Cup stadiums were ‘built for yesterday’s climate’. Should the games be moved?"
#Sports #WorldCup #Climate

Should FIFA consider rescheduling the World Cup amid extreme heat?
Experts have called on World Cup stadium owners to retrofit their buildings to better deal with blistering temperatures.

Claudia Sheinbaum is handling out medals at the World Cup final,
next to the fat pedophile
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/claudia-sheinbaum-trump-carney-world-cup-final/

Mexican president to attend World Cup final at Trump's invitation amid trade tensions
It will be the first meeting between President Trump and Sheinbaum since December after months of verbal sparring. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is also expected to attend.

The US DOJ seizes nearly 400 domains for illegally streaming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches; last week, ACE, UEFA, and more shut down 44 domains linked to PirloTV (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

US seizes hundreds of FIFA World Cup illegal streaming domains
The U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division has seized nearly 400 web domains used for illegally streaming matches at the FIFA World Cup.

Gianni Infantino says Trump will be at the World Cup final to present trophy to winners (Graig Graziosi/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fifa-president-trump-world-cup-finals-b3001390.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p107#a260623p107

The US DOJ seizes nearly 400 domains for illegally streaming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches; last week, ACE, UEFA, and more shut down 44 domains linked to PirloTV (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

Trump will present the World Cup trophy. It could be VERY awkward (Zachary B. Wolf/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/trump-present-world-cup-trophy
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p92#a260626p92

From World Cup star to the NFL? Plus: Why Brendan Sorsby's waiting https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7395439/2026/06/25/from-world-cup-star-to-the-nfl-plus-why-brendan-sorsbys-waiting/

Two dozen Americans have flown to the moon,
116 have sat on the Supreme Court,
25 have run a mile in under 3:51
and 76 have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry
More men have been elected president of the United States than have played for the U.S. in a World Cup game on home soil.
It is among the rarest of achievements in a country that has achieved so much.

U.S. vs. Paraguay World Cup live updates, start time and how to watch
The United States looks to open its World Cup slate with a win on home soil over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium on Friday at 6 p.m. PDT (Fox, Telemundo).

Iran and Egypt avoid talking about World Cup 'Pride Match' in Seattle (Andrew Destin/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-seattle-iran-egypt-gay-pride-lgbtq-c8243854034c3500b0a5663cb174f101
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p48#a260626p48

OpenAI has struck a partnership with Kalshi to show World Cup prediction market data in ChatGPT search results, its first deal with a prediction market (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/technology/kalshi-openai-chatgpt-worl…

OpenAI Is Showing Kalshi’s World Cup Odds in ChatGPT
The partnership, a first of its kind for the artificial intelligence company, will use the prediction market’s data to power some search results about the soccer tournament.

The World Cup is breaking streaming records, including a 12M-viewer high for Brazil's CazéTV on YouTube and Telemundo's 6.1M viewers for Mexico vs. South Korea (Janko Roettgers/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/column/956756/world-cup-streaming

How the World Cup became a US streaming success story
Qatar’s hot summer and Venu’s failed launch contributed to better streaming options for US soccer fans. 

LeBron James biggest name to watch at start of NBA free agency; Paraguay stun Germany in World Cup

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-

Antenna: the 2026 World Cup drove 2.8M subscriptions to Fox One in June, including 400K on June 11, eclipsing the 1.1M sign-ups during January's NFL playoffs (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-million-sign-ups-fo…

World Cup Spurred 2.8 Million Sign-Ups To Fox One Streamer, June Data Reveals
The World Cup is credited with spurring 2.8 million new sign-ups to streaming outlet Fox One in June, according to research firm Antenna.

George Kittle says World Cup shows NFL teams could play on grass fields if owners 'really gave a s--t'

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/george-kittle-world-cup-nfl-grass-fields/…

TelevisaUnivision reports Q2 revenue up 10% to $1.3B due to FIFA rights in Mexico, US ad revenue down 29% to $323.3M, subscription and licensing up 40% to $621M (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-televisaunivision…

World Cup Q2 Split At TelevisaUnivision; Mexico Results Boom But U.S. Sees 29% Ad Sales Drop
TelevisaUnivision's second quarter was shaped by the World Cup, which boosted Mexico but hurt the U.S. due to rival Telemundo controlling the rights.

Harry Kane to the NFL? Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey says England World Cup star has the talent'

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/world-cup-england-harry-kane-nfl/

USMNT turn page to World Cup knockout round; LaMelo Ball trade grades; Prisco's Top 100 NFL players

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/usmnt-world-cup-lamelo-ba…

USA Today is using AI-assisted, pre-written soccer World Cup "shell files" for breaking news to capture traffic before Google's AI Overviews generate summaries (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/how-usa-today-co-is-tr…

How USA Today Co. is trying to beat AI Overviews on World Cup news
USA Today Co. is using AI tools to beat AI Overviews in the race for World Cup search traffic around breaking news.

Harry Kane is the World Cup star with a Tom Brady obsession and a dream of playing in the NFL https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7377554/2026/06/23/harry-kane-tom-brady-nfl-world-cup/

Nielsen: the World Cup final drew 38.9M viewers on Fox, and 22M on Telemundo; taken together, the US audience size rivaled that of NFL playoff games (Dan Shanoff/The Athletic)
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World Cup final smashes U.S. TV records on both Fox and Telemundo
Spain's Cup-winning triumph over Argentina drew 38.9 million viewers on Fox and 22 million more on Telemundo.

UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy urges a deal to put some Rugby League World Cup games on free-to-air TV after Premier Sports acquired exclusive streaming rights (Aaron Bower/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/18…

Lisa Nandy urges deal to keep Rugby League World Cup on free-to-air TV
The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has spoken out after it emerged that this year’s Rugby League World Cup will not be shown on the BBC

Alex Freeman, son of ex-Packers WR Antonio Freeman, scores in USA's World Cup win over Australia https://www.nfl.com/news/alex-freeman-son-of-ex-packers-wr-antonio-freeman-scores-in-usa-s-world-cup-win-over-australia

Fox reports Q4 revenue up 28% YoY to $4.21B, above $3.64B est., and ad revenue up 78% to $1.92B, driven by its World Cup broadcast and digital growth at Tubi (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fox-beat…