2026 World Cup Daily: Mexico Ignite the Tournament — Full TV Guide & Breaking News

2026 World Cup Daily: Mexico Ignite the Tournament — Full TV Guide & Breaking News

After years of preparation and planning, the wait is finally over. The 2026 World Cup, hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada, officially begins today.

Echoing what happened 16 years ago at the 2010 tournament, an opening fixture between Mexico and South Africa sets the competition in motion, though this time the game will be played at the iconic Estadio Azteca—one of 16 stadiums hosting the 104 matches scheduled throughout this summer.

Group A's remaining two teams, South Korea and Czechia, face off later in the day—or possibly the following day, depending on your location around the globe.

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