World Cup games this summer could be staring down outrageously long weather delays. Under typical U.S. thunderstorm protocols, any sporting event taking place within eight miles of a lightning strike must be halted immediately.

The decision by FIFA represented a change from last year's Club World Cup in the United Stats.

MILAN (AP) — The World Cup will feature an unprecedented trio of star-studded opening ceremonies in the host nations, the United States, Canada and Mexico, created by the Italian producer behind the opening ceremony for this year’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Unionized workers at SoFi stadium in Inglewood, Calif. are set to vote June 4-5 on whether to authorize a strike as the World Cup games approach.

Tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been on sale for months, and the final draw has determined which countries will face each other in the group stage. The global soccer tournament, which begins June 11,

The goals, the games and the downright weird — a look back at all 22 World Cups and the most interesting facts and figures to have emerged

The biggest World Cup in history starts on 11 June and there are more ways to follow it on the BBC than ever before.