How to watch all 3 World Cup 2026 opening ceremonies: Shakira, Katy Perry, more
All three host nations will have their own opening ceremonies.

It's been a long four years, but the FIFA World Cup officially kicks off today.
All three host nations will have their own opening ceremonies.
Who's ready for a summer of nonstop World Cup action?!
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accuses the Biden administration of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse reports targeting migrant children.
If this isn't a bucket list game to see live, we don't know what is.
A German soccer fan has gone viral over his journey to the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and it’s safe to say he’s a real American “foodie” now. The fan, named Freddy, has documented his travels on his X account, @FreddyLA7, and has amassed more than 358,000 followers and attention from some […]
As soccer fans from across the world travel to the United States this month to cheer on their countries’ teams at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a poll released Wednesday by Data for Progress suggests Americans don’t believe many visitors have warm feelings toward the host country after a year-and-a-half of President Donald Trump’s leadership.Overall the poll found that 62% of American voters think the country’s reputation has deteriorated under Trump, with just 32% saying it’s gotten better.Republicans were the only political faction to believe Trump has improved global views of the US, while Independents and Democrats overwhelmingly said the president has made them worse.The poll also found 52% of US voters believed Trump’s mass deportation policies have hurt the country’s image in the world, with just 34% saying the deportations have helped.Trump’s immigration policies collided with the World Cup earlier this week when Somali referee Omar Artan, who was selected by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to work at the celebrated event, was barred from entering the US despite having a valid visa.A Trump administration official claimed Artan had an “association with suspected members of terror organizations,” but provided no evidence for the allegation. US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called his treatment by the US “a disgrace.”Polling data published last year by Pew suggests that Democrats and Independents are more accurately measuring global public sentiment of the US under Trump’s leadership than Republicans.Specifically, Pew found that net positive perceptions of the US dropped by 10 percentage points or more among residents in a dozen countries between 2024 and 2025, including in key allies such as Canada, Mexico, Germany, and France.What’s more, Pew found only five countries where the United States’ reputation has improved since Trump’s election: South Africa, India, Israel, Nigeria, and Turkey.Trump during his second term has taken a number of actions that have sparked anger from foreign governments, including making repeated threats to seize Greenland as a US territory, invading Venezuela and abducting its president, imposing an oil blockade on and threatening to take over Cuba, launching a global trade war, and waging an illegal war of choice on Iran.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin will speak with reporters Thursday morning about the Trump administration’s efforts to protect unaccompanied migrant children. The joint press conference comes as the administration has faced scrutiny over President Trump‘s sweeping immigration enforcement and deportation agenda. It also comes a day…
Four years of waiting are over; the 2026 World Cup is about to commence.