Published: June 6, 2026 • 9:45 AM IST · Updated: June 6, 2026 • 10:59 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is to be bigger than all of its predecessors.
Whether it will be better is an entirely different question.
It will be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. DW fills you in on what you need to know.
00:00 Report 04:44 Kieran Maguire, football podcaster and football finance expert from the University of Liverpool Management School.
05:50 Financially, the World Cup will be a success for FIFA, but not as lucrative as it was hoped 06:08 Will Trump’s presence overshadow the tournament?