Welcome to our live, minute-by-minute coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup! For the next 39 days, 48 nations will battle it out across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with

The United States did not beat Germany on Saturday in the team's final tuneup before the World Cup, but it was a promising performance nonetheless.

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BBC plans to limit the World Cup final half-time show, as UK fans push back against FIFA’s Super Bowl-style entertainment plans.