World Cup 2026

Meta launches AI Mode on Facebook to overhaul search

Meta Platforms on Monday unveiled a suite of AI-powered tools for Facebook, led by "AI Mode," a feature that allows users to search the platform using natural language and receive synthesized answers drawn from publicly shared posts, Groups, and Reels.…

Iran threatens to halt World Cup matches over flags and chants

Iran's sports minister has warned that the national football team could stop playing its World Cup 2026 matches if unauthorized flags are displayed or anti-Iran slogans are chanted in stadiums, escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington just days before the…

World Cup 2026 squad deadline arrives Monday for all 48 nations

The 48 nations competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup have submitted their final 26-man squads to FIFA on Monday, meeting the June 1 deadline set by football's governing body. FIFA will officially publish the confirmed squad lists for all…

Infantino confirms Iran will play World Cup in U.S. despite Canada entry row

Iranian soccer federation officials were denied entry into Canada this week ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, leaving Iran as the sole absent nation among FIFA's 211 member associations at Thursday's gathering. FIFA president Gianni Infantino used his opening…

FIFA rejects Iran’s bid to move World Cup games to Mexico

FIFA has rejected Iran's request to move its 2026 World Cup group stage matches from the United States to Mexico, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday. The decision means Iran will play at its originally assigned venues — SoFi…

FIFA rejects Iran’s bid to move World Cup games to Mexico

Iran's football federation is negotiating with FIFA to relocate its three 2026 World Cup group stage matches from the United States to co-host Mexico, but the global governing body on Tuesday rejected the request, saying it expects all 48 teams…