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The Random Selection Draw lottery is now open for fans looking to attend any of the matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the six in Kansas City. It’ll cost you if you’re selected.
FIFA rules, Messi's arrival and a $300M renovation forces Cowboys into a never-before-done stadium experiment.
Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has called on FIFA to immediately halt sales of national team allocations for next year's World Cup, accusing football's governing body of imposing "extortionate" ticket prices that risk shutting ordinary fans out of the tournament.
Karim Benzema has reignited one of the most compelling storylines of his career by revealing he remains fully open to representing France at the 2026 World Cup.
Great Britain's Zoe Atkin narrowly misses out on gold as she takes silver at the freeski halfpipe World Cup event in China.
China's "Snow Princess" Eileen Gu won the first halfpipe World Cup of the 2025-26 season at the Secret Garden venue on Saturday, strengthening her prospects of defending her title at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Prices for matches in the Bay Area for the group games in each category are among the lowest posted by FIFA. It’s important to note that while FIFA offered four categories, Category 4, which in the case of Levi’s covers a tiny green corner of the stadium (see image below), is sold out everywhere because of the extremely limited availability.
The Athletic today launches The Insiders, The Athletic FC’s new show that will dig into the off-pitch forces shaping the 2026 World Cup. In each episode, Matt Slater and Adam Crafton will look into an aspect of the upcoming tournament — which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico — that everybody is talking about.