Category: World Cup
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FIFA Folded in Three Days. The Fight Over World Cup Money Is Just Beginning
The boycott threat killed Gianni Infantino’s private-investment plan. FIFA’s apology and crisis meeting showed why the president—and the system behind him—survived.
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FIFA Wants to Sell a Stake in the Business Behind the World Cup. Here’s What That Means
A proposed US$4.2 billion investment would give outside shareholders a long-term claim on FIFA’s commercial operations while promising far larger payments to its 211 member associations.
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Iran Played the World Cup in the Country That Bombed It
Iran qualified in March 2025. The US killed its supreme leader in February. FIFA sent the team to Inglewood anyway, and it played under escort.
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Canada’s Historic Point Against Bosnia Was No Breakthrough
Canada earned its first men’s World Cup point, but the 1-1 draw with Bosnia exposed weak finishing and a starting attack that failed.
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Canada Losing Would Break the World Cup Montage
Canada Soccer wants World Cup glow without responsibility for the border-policed, hyper-commercial spectacle it helped legitimize.
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Iraq Qualifies for the World Cup for the First Time in Forty Years
Iraq qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 win over Bolivia — forty years after their last appearance, through war, closed airspace, and a system designed to keep them out.
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Haiti’s Triumph: From Vertières to the World Stage
On the anniversary of Vertières, Haiti’s 2026 World Cup qualification reclaims a history of resistance, uniting the nation and reshaping how the world sees it.
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