Los Angeles, United States, May 10, 2026 (AFP) - Anxiety, anticipation as World Cup one-month countdown begins

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2026-05-10

The one-month countdown to the 2026 World Cup gets under way on Monday with anticipation crashing into anxiety as soaring ticket prices, political tensions in Donald Trump's America and the war in Iran cast an early shadow over the football showpiece. A record 48 teams and millions of fans are set to descend on the United States, Canada and Mexico for the first ever World Cup co-hosted by three nations. The sprawling, nearly six-week-long spectac......

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