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A few miles from those macabre discoveries, soccer fans will pour into the volcano-shaped Akron Stadium, just outside Guadalajara, for the first of four World Cup matches that will be played there, beginning Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Six matches came to a halt due to electrical storms, with Chelsea's game against Benfica taking four hours and 38 minutes to complete.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
On Thursday, Mexico faces South Africa at the Mexico City Stadium, kicking off the 38-day tournament with matches in Mexico, the United States and Canada .
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"I will, I will," Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
I lay down on it, my eyes closed, listening to the sounds around me: matches lighting, glass jars tinkling together, liquid falling into glasses.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
