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Cape Verde goalkeeper, Vozinha, holds aloft his country's flag

World Cup: Cape Verde hero and Iran suffer US travel woes

Cape VerdeJune 16, 2026
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A closer look

FIFA World Cup

The 2026 men's World Cup is being held in the USA, Mexico and Canada. The final is scheduled for July 19. It will be the biggest World Cup of all time with 48 teams. Lionel Messi's Argentina are the defending champions.

Screenshot of an image showing a Hitler look-alike at Germany's World Cup match against Curacao

Fact check: Hitler look-alike at Germany's World Cup match?

Fact check: Hitler look-alike at Germany's World Cup match?

Images on social media allegedly show a World Cup football fan who resembles Hitler. But is the viral image authentic?
GermanyJune 16, 2026
Joyful Tijuana residents wait for Iranian team members in front of a fence. One man gives an enthusiastic thumbs up, smiling. In the background, a large bus is parked.

Iranian team sets up FIFA base camp in Tijuana

Iranian team sets up FIFA base camp in Tijuana

Unable to stay in the US, the Iranian football team have found a friendly host city across the border in Mexico.
MexicoJune 15, 202603:11 min
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Ibrahim Maza: Algeria's 'multicultural kid' from Berlin

Ibrahim Maza: Algeria's 'multicultural kid' from Berlin

The Bayer Leverkusen forward is representing Algeria, the country of his father, at the World Cup in North America.
AlgeriaJune 15, 2026
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Fact check: These FIFA World Cup ticket sites are fake

Fact check: These FIFA World Cup ticket sites are fake

Desperate to get hold of tickets for the football World Cup, many fans face being scammed by unofficial sites.
June 13, 2026
A masked person stands on a spray-painted barrier; they hold a Mexican flag in one hand and raise the other into the air in a fist.

2026 Men's World Cup: Massive protests in Mexico

2026 Men's World Cup: Massive protests in Mexico

Relatives of missing persons, women's collectives and the teachers' union are protesting as the men's World Cup begins.
North AmericaJune 12, 20268 images
Curacao players celebrate qualifying for the World Cup

Curacao's World Cup dream: 'Nothing is impossible'

Curacao's World Cup dream: 'Nothing is impossible'

Curacao is the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup. The Caribbean island is abuzz before facing Germany.
June 12, 2026
Jonathan Tah wins the ball against USA

Jonathan Tah's first World Cup and the long wait

Jonathan Tah's first World Cup and the long wait

The 2026 World Cup will be the Bayern Munich defender's first for Germany. This moment has been a long time coming.
GermanyJune 12, 2026
A large model of the World Cup trophy with performers around it dressed in gold at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, during the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup. June 11, 2026.

World Cup starts in Mexico City

World Cup starts in Mexico City

Mexico, one of the host nations, won against South Africa in the first match of the largest football World Cup ever.
MexicoJune 11, 2026
Somali football referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan arrives at Istanbul Airport to return to his country after being denied entry to the United States

Somali referee denied US entry before World Cup debut

Somali referee denied US entry before World Cup debut

Somalia is one of 12 countries on a travel ban list introduced by US President Donald Trump last year.
United States of AmericaJune 11, 202609:04 min
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Ukrainian refugee seeks equestrian vaulting history

Ukrainian Polina pursues her equestrian vaulting dreams in Germany, after fleeing war at home.
June 12, 202612:34 min
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An aerial view of a ssoccer pitch on the roof of a Costco supermarket next to a busy highway and a park complex in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City

Men's World Cup: Mexico's most creative football pitches

Soccer is a popular sport in Mexico, but space for community life is limited, so players have learned to adapt.
MexicoJune 10, 20269 images
Trump and Infantino embrace at summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh

FIFA wanted a World Cup without politics — it got Trump

As millions travel to the United States and billions look on globally, DW looks beyond the glamour of the game.
United States of AmericaJune 9, 202612:54 min
Paris St Germain's Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz and Joao Neves celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League

PSG's team of talents retain Champions League title

Paris Saint-Germain couldn't score from open play against Arsenal but won their second successive title on penalties.
EuropeMay 30, 2026