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Wildfire smoke to have minimal impact on World Cup final
NEW YORK, July 17 : Canadian wildfire smoke will have a minimal impact on Sunday’s World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium, forecaster AccuWeather said on Friday, as a crowd of more than 80,000 is set to watch Argentina play Spain for soccer’s biggest prize.Heavy smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Can
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The economic goal that never came: World Cup falls short of boosting Mexico
MEXICO CITY, July 17 : The World Cup left stadiums packed and millions of fans euphoric in Mexico, but failed to lift a sluggish economy weighed down by weak investment and uncertainty over the upcoming review of the North American trade agreement (USMCA).The tournament, which ends Sunday after more than a mo
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‘Inclusive’ World Cup falls short as some fans shut out, rights groups say
NEW YORK, July 17 : FIFA failed to make good on its promise of the “most inclusive” World Cup, the Sport & Rights Alliance said on Thursday, citing strict U.S. visa policies that shut out many fans and workers even as the tournament welcomed more teams.World soccer’s governing body put on the largest-ever edi
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Swiss World Cup hero Manzambi joins Aston Villa from Freiburg
July 17 : Aston Villa have signed attacking midfielder Johan Manzambi from Freiburg, the Premier League club said on Friday, after the Switzerland international impressed at the World Cup where he finished as the country’s top goal-scorer.Manzambi scored three goals and provided two assists as Switzerland rea
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Baby Haaland in Peru: newborns take names of World Cup stars
MEXICO CITY, July 17 : In Peru, there is a wave of new baby Haalands. In Argentina, Lionel has raced up the rankings, and in Mexico a girl was reportedly named after three soccer players. Parents in Latin America are already christening a new generation of babies after the stars of the World Cup.Hundreds of
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Timelapse shows World Cup final stadium vanish in smoky haze
MetLife stadium in New Jersey, where the World Cup final will be held, was shrouded in haze caused by hundreds of wildfires in Canada.
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World Cup final halftime to last more than 15 minutes, broadcasting sources say
NEW YORK, July 17 : The halftime interval in Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is set to last more than 15 minutes because of the installation required for the tournament’s first halftime entertainment show, broadcasting sources said on Friday.The installation of the stage for the 11-minute
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How the World Cup made an ‘NFL-obsessed’ American a football fan
New fans tell the BBC they are fully invested after watching the World Cup on home soil, just don’t ask them to stop calling it soccer.
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Pele’s 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for £3.6m
A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.
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In Buenos Aires, Argentines back World Cup players over banner
NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES, July 16 : Locals in Buenos Aires voiced support on Thursday for Argentine World Cup players who held up a banner asserting sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after their semi-final victory over England, even as Britain urged FIFA to investigate the incident.Some players brandished a
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