Brazil kit dispute
Brazil Blocks Red Goalkeeper Shirts Before Scotland Match
A report says FIFA changed the planned kit color to green after Brazilian federation president Samir Zhao objected to red being used for the national team
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- World Cup rules World Cup injury rule faces scrutiny over one-minute absence A Varzesh3 report says FIFA’s anti-time-wasting measure can leave a fouled team short-handed when referees miss contact and VAR cannot intervene
- World Cup 2026 UEFA and French Leagues Resist FIFA’s Wider Cooling-Break Model The dispute centers on mid-half pauses at the 2026 World Cup, with critics saying a safety rule is being stretched into extra television advertising time
- Stadium naming rights meet FIFA rules Why SoFi Stadium became ‘Los Angeles Stadium’ for a FIFA match FIFA’s commercial rules forced U.S. venues to strip sponsor names during the tournament, with Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium getting a limited exception
World Cup 2026
2026 World Cup opens with bigger field and no clear favourite
The 48-team tournament begins Thursday in Mexico City, with co-host Canada set to stage its first men’s World Cup match Friday in Toronto
World Cup 2026
Iran trains in Mexico as US World Cup border troubles mount
Iran’s football federation says its supporter ticket allocation has been withdrawn, while visas for some delegation members remain unresolved days before its opener in Los Angeles
World Cup 2026
Omar Artan dropped from World Cup after U.S. entry denial
FIFA said the Somali match official cannot train or work at the tournament after Customs and Border Protection refused him entry in Miami
World Cup ticketing
FIFA faces US ticket-pricing probe as World Cup nears
New York and New Jersey are investigating allegations that fans were misled over World Cup ticket sales, prices and seat locations before the 2026 tournament opens
World Cup tickets
Toronto World Cup resale tickets vanish from FIFA site after Ontario cap
FIFA says its resale marketplace is being reconfigured after Ontario’s new law barred resale prices above face value for events in the province