The opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa takes place today in Mexico City 

The World Cup of records: an 11.5 billion-pound FIFA venture

The World Cup of records: an 11.5 billion-pound FIFA-branded machine

The new 48-team format and Gianni Infantino’s leadership of FIFA have reduced the political influence of UEFA and South America

In the globalised world of football, Europe is becoming increasingly marginalised

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From traditional broadcasters to streaming, the tournament is testing the new media ecosystem

The 5-billion-pound game being played out on TV

The 2026 World Cup kicks off without Italia, which is absent for the third consecutive time, in a tournament involving three host nations and 48 teams

The countdown is on for the richest World Cup ever, amid logistical challenges and geopolitical tensions

From Var with 3D offside to Bodycam. Pierluigi Collina explained the innovations introduced by Lenovo

This year's World Cup has never been more technological

The platform will have all <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem;">the 104 matches and 69 exclusively. Dazn Italia CEO Stefano </span>Azzi: 'Important step'. In addition to the current distribution partners Tim and Amazon, new alliances are expected to push <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem;">the World Cup in the app</span>

Dazn, World Cup test to push subscriber numbers and loyalty

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The small Caribbean country drew against Jamaica, securing a place in the final stages of the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada

The island of Curaçao qualifies for the World Cup: it is the smallest national team ever to do so

The draw for the 12 rounds of the World Cup was made in Washington. The Azzurri, if they make it through the playoffs in March, are expected to face Canada, Qatar and Switzerland

World Cup 2026, the draws: for Italia an (eventual) easy round

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Presented the tenth edition of the Figc Integrated Report that highlights the social enterprise role of the football ecosystem in Italia

From Italia football 7 billion in direct revenues and 12.4 billion in GDP contribution

The threat is aimed at It infrastructures and ticket platforms. The solutions: predictive approach with AI and awareness

The shadow of hacker attacks and bot fraud on the World Cup

A rigorous analysis of the Federation tracing successes and failures, highlighting misguided policies and lack of control

Figc: history, crisis and governance challenges after the World Cup vacuum

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Switch to Ayvens long-term hire and you’ll be ahead of the game straight away

For forecasting purposes, merchant banks combine statistical models with prompt

France-Spain, the final as seen by Goldman Sachs and BofA

Towards the World Cup. The first major sports event in the age of artificial intelligence may rewrite the definition and use of big data

World Cup kicks off: AI also takes the field this time

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