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This host-city honcho has been ubiquitous through the World Cup. Before the tournament began, he appeared with a member of his national team’s squad to announce that his city had partnered with FIFA to give away a limited number of $50 match tickets to local residents.
That’s New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a May 21 press conference with U.S. national team player Tim Weah, who has become a favorite of politicians on the American left.
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Seventy-two matches down, just 32 remaining, and something I’ve never quite seen before is happening. The 2026 World Cup is a true melting pot of fans, cultures and soccer adoration combined for an unforgettable group stage, and we’re not even close to done yet. Whether as a player for Colombia’s national team or as a broadcaster, I thought I’d seen it all. Copa América, the London Olympics, World Cups. But this tournament is special. Yes, we’ve had some phenomenal action on the pitch. Unbelievable goals, gravity-defying saves, awesome underdog victories and superstars like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé on fire with an all-time Golden Boot race. The football gods are showering us. But with the unique format of this World Cup — 48 teams, 16 cities, three countries — what’s happening off the pitch is just as cool. I’ve been all over the U.S. covering it: Los Angeles, Dallas, New York/New Jersey, Seattle, Kansas City, my home in Miami. The energy in the stadiums is unmatched, and the vibes are amazing. No wonder so many fans are going viral. Take the USA. Los Angeles Stadium was electric for the Americans’ opening win over Paraguay. After beating Australia in Seattle, Mauricio Pochettino chanted and cheered with the crowd, comparing American fans to Argentina’s base. Everyone singing “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was like the fans were part of the team. It was incredible to see what felt like the whole country rally around the team. No doubt that’ll help grow the American game even more than we thought hosting a World Cup would. The 47 other fan bases have shined, too. Just look at Kansas and Missouri, where Argentina, the Netherlands, Algeria and England are based for the tournament. Netherlands supporters showed up big time with a massive Oranje Fanwalk in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, while La Albiceleste fans morphed Kansas City, Missouri, into the Buenos Aires of the Midwest. Japan fans led drum-driven chants at Dallas Stadium, and their iconic post-match tradition of cleaning up stadiums is the definition of class. Norway supporters are rowing everywhere, from up escalators to down New York subway aisles. Moroccan fans made up for smaller numbers with dazzling passion. Even Türkiye fans were LOUD loud when their team beat the U.S., despite no chance of advancing to the knockouts. And I can’t tell you the number of times I wished I was at a bar with all the Tartan Army as it took over Boston and Miami. I was in Miami for Scotland-Brazil, and although there were many more Brazil fans in attendance, you never would have known with the Tartan Army’s spirit. During the Scottish national anthem, an older man basked in the moment, arms outstretched. Families of Brazil and Scotland fans hugged after the anthems, as if to say, “We’re just so happy to be here.” At that match, Scottish bagpipes merged with Brazilian samba, and whatever that remix was, I need it in my life. That was so freaking cool. True cultural fusion. The blend of cultures is so heartwarming, and maybe that’s exactly what people need right now. Saturday night in Miami was particularly personal for me at the Colombia-Portugal match. Unsurprisingly, the stadium was packed with Colombia fans. Incredible. I teared up during the national anthem. Finally, finally, finally, I saw my team play in person and at a tournament that’s the perfect depiction of how beautiful a melting pot this country has, it all came together for me in a full-circle moment. When I was a player, I’d often hear about cool fan moments. Sometimes, see them on TV or in real life in the stands. But we didn’t know much about the interactions outside of games. Social media changed that. We’re more connected now, we have more avenues to share our experiences, and people can’t get enough. You could talk numbers, talk goals, make predictions and speculate over the eventual winner. But this tournament is bridging people from all walks of life together, showing the value of community and connection. All the joy and excitement comes down to the people, and that’s the beauty of our game. Scattered across North America, World Cup fans are celebrating, uniting and sharing their love for the game and national pride and traditions with each other. Just when I thought our game couldn’t get any more beautiful, it did.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
The 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage is over, and as I said to Zlatan on air: this is the end of the chapter, not the end of the book. We’ve still got a lot of the book to read, but this was a beefy chapter — historically beefy, with a lot of soccer but also a lot of great moments off the field. But it’s at the end of this chapter and moving that things get real, real serious. The bracket is set, and now all 32 teams can start to dream about their path to the final. In the spirit of that, I’ve gone ahead and filled out my bracket. Will the U.S. advance to the round of 16? Will we get a rematch of France and Argentina in the final? Let’s dive in: The Bracket The talent in the upper left quadrant made picking a winner nearly impossible to pick the final, but we got there with France and Colombia. I’ve been talking Colombia up since before the tournament started, so I feel I have to back them. And after their result against Portugal, I feel much better about it, but it would still be incredible for that to happen. But even I can not confidently say Colombia will beat France, the most impressive team of the group stage, in a final scenario. First, Kylian Mbappé was the star. Then Ousmane Dembélé was the star. They’re deep, everyone’s scoring, they’re changing and there is just a wealth of talent to choose from. How Far Will The U.S. Go? As I said before the tournament: we should win the round of 32. You win the group, and now you’re in the round of 32 against a team you should beat, which is exactly what’s happening here. Then you get into the round of 16, where we’ve always been, and we’re going to come up against a team that is on our level or some people think is better than us. And whether that’s a Senegal or a Belgium, now you’re going to have to really step up. Then you’re in ratified air. If it ultimately ends up being Spain in that quarterfinal there … oof. That’s a hard one. That would be the moment in American soccer history if they were able to beat a team like Spain in the quarterfinals. It’s a different proposition, walking out for the round of 16 against Belgium, as opposed to walking out for a quarterfinal game against Spain. If it’s somehow Portugal, I’ll take that all day. I would feel more confident in the U.S. going through to the semifinals in that scenario than us against someone like Spain. World Cup Bracket Predictions Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Champion: FranceLatest Sports News from FOX Sports
LOS ANGELES — Despite months of controversy beforehand, Friday’s encounter in Seattle did not turn out to be much of a “Pride Match” at all. Expressions of sexual and gender identity were sparse in the crowd, perhaps due to the random lottery pairing of Iran and Egypt, which have two of the world’s least hospitable societies and most repressive governments towards LGBT people.
Chance has produced a political pairing today that has a much stronger political claim to a “Pride Match” designation: the opening round-of-32 fixture in Los Angeles this afternoon. Canada and South Africa will meet because of the tournament’s bracket architecture, but they are parallel pioneers in gay and lesbian rights — the first two non-European countries to legalize same-sex marriage.
Canada got there first. Courts in its most populous provinces began to rule in 2003 that restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, making it possible for gay men and lesbians to marry in much of the country. In 2005, the Liberal Party government led by Prime Minister Paul Martin introduced the Civil Marriage Act, creating a single legal standard for all provinces and territories. It passed a parliamentary vote on July 19, 2005, and became law the next day — placing Canada alongside the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain as the only countries that allowed same-sex marriage nationwide.
South Africa joined them the following year. In December 2005, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that the common-law definition of marriage violated the equal-protection promises of the country’s post-apartheid constitution, which specifically protect people from discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation.” After the court essentially ordered Parliament to rewrite the law, lawmakers drafted the Civil Union Act, which passed and became law on November 30, 2006.
Now more than three dozen countries allow same-sex unions, including the World Cup’s three North American co-hosts and all of the tournament favorites including Argentina, France, Brazil, Germany, Portugal and England (which along with Wales legalized them in 2014). South Africa, however, remains the only country in Africa.
Canada and South Africa have different constitutional regimes and cultural traditions, but one person links their shared arc as pioneers in LGBTQ+ rights: Montreal human-rights attorney Irwin Cotler, who served on Nelson Mandela’s legal team before becoming Canada’s justice minister. In that role, he was the driving force with Martin’s government to codify same-sex unions through the Civil Marriage Act.
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