Three host countries, 48 ​​teams, and a lot of troubles... It is an unprecedented World Cup, clashing with international tensions and the repercussions of Trump’s presidency, and it begins Thursday in Mexico City, where social protests may disturb the atmosphere of the football wedding. For the third time in history after 1970 and 1986, the legendary Asteca Stadium will have the honor of hosting, on Thursday at one o’clock in the afternoon (7 GMT), the first of the 104 matches […] The post The 2026 World Cup kicks off amid challenges appeared first on Hespress - Hespress is a Moroccan electronic newspaper.