Cyprus Mail11 Jun 2026

Our View: A World Cup built for revenue, not football

The 23rd World Cup kicks off today with one of the host nations, Mexico meeting South Africa. This will be the first time there will be three host nations – Canada and USA are the other two – the only other time the tournament was shared being in 2002, between South Korea and Japan.

This is not the only ‘first’ of the 23rd World Cup. A record 48 countries will take part, which means a record of 104 matches will be played over the longest period ever – 39 days. The previous seven tournaments...

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