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• The United States secured a spot in the 2026 World Cup knockout round following a 2-0 victory over Australia on Friday. • The match took place in Seattle, where the team played in front of a raucous home crowd. • This win marks the first time since 1930 that the U.S. national team has won back-to-back matches during a World Cup tournament.

The US president’s opulent tastes will be well served in a palace that has hosted Putin, King Charles and JFKFor a US president who has likened himself to a king and redecorated the Oval Office with golden paint and gold ornaments, it feels like the perfect dinner venue.Donald Trump said one of the deciding factors in accepting an invitation to dine with Emmanuel Macron at the spectacular, 2,300-room Palace of Versailles was that it was “not gold leaf” but the “real deal”. Continue reading...

• Canada is preparing to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Toronto scheduled to host six tournament games. • The action begins this Friday as Canada faces Bosnia-Herzegovina, following the official unveiling of the team's jerseys on March 16, 2026. • Local organizers and media are providing transit guides and navigation tips for fans visiting Toronto Stadium and the accompanying Fan Festival.

• FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the pricing of World Cup tickets, stating the average cost is below USD 500. • He argued that these prices are consistent with broader trends in U.S. sports, citing high ticket fluctuations seen in NBA Finals matchups. • The comments address growing public frustration over ticket accessibility and costs ahead of the 2026 tournament.

• The Athletic has released a comprehensive guide detailing 100 essential facts about the 2026 World Cup, covering topics from ticketing and travel to politics and the USMNT. • The guide highlights the massive global scale of the event, noting that the previous tournament in Qatar saw five billion total views and over 300 million viewers per semifinal. • This viewership data positions the World Cup as a premier global spectacle, rivaling the 2024 Paris Olympics in reach and significantly surpassing the scale of the Super Bowl.

UK lagging behind rivals on tourism growth because of travel costs and lack of joined-up planning, says CEO Sean DoyleThe cost of travel to and around the UK is keeping millions of tourists away and slowing economic growth, the boss of British Airways said, as he urged a rethink of aviation taxes.The airline’s chief executive, Sean Doyle, said the UK had some of the highest aviation taxes in the world and was falling behind countries such as Japan, France and Germany in boosting its inbound tourism. Continue reading...

• FIFA is demanding that 60 fans who received World Cup tickets for free pay the corrected face value after a ticketing error. • Attorneys general have issued subpoenas to FIFA to investigate ticketing practices for eight matches in New Jersey, including the World Cup final. • Fans are facing further frustrations as FIFA shuts down water refill options and maintains steep pricing, which the organization defends as standard for global events.