Here's everything to know about this year's World Cup opening ceremony.

The wait is over for the biggest World Cup ever with 48 teams, 104 matches, three host nations and a slew of questions and controversies swirling around the highly scrutinzed event that will last for nearly six weeks.

Three nations − Canada, Mexico and the U.S. − will cohost 2026 FIFA World Cup teams, including debut teams Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.

It's difficult to miss the buzz and excitement surrounding the Fifa World Cup. Football (or soccer, as they call it in North America) is the world's most popular sport and the World Cup is the most prestigious prize of them all.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently cut from the tournament by FIFA was set to make history for his country.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the biggest and richest edition of the tournament, featuring 48 teams and a record prize money pool of USD 655 million. Every qualified nation will also receive a USD 1.

Pelé is the youngest player to score in World Cup history. Check out which other players made the list of oldest and youngest goal scorers.

New Vivid Seats customers can save $20 on purchases over $200, making it easier to catch World Cup games in person.

There will be 16 stadiums hosting matches for the 2026 World Cup across the United States, Canada and Mexico, including SoFi Stadium and MetLife Stadium.

Some of the most prolific goal-scorers in world soccer history will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have 25 World Cup goals between them. Both superstars have Miroslav Klose's all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals within their sights.

The 2026 World Cup is the first to be held in three different host nations – but why? Al Jazeera explains.