TIL Tag: World Cup
35 headlines found.
- World Cup teams abandon OneLove armband amid FIFA row.
November 21, 2022 - World Cup 2022: Iran players decline to sing national anthem.
November 22, 2022 - Iranian man, 27, shot dead for celebrating team's World Cup exit.
November 30, 2022 - World Cup: Argentina win remarkable final on penalties.
December 18, 2022 - Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish soccer president following unwanted kiss with World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso
September 11, 2023 - Bobby Charlton: Manchester United great and England World Cup winner dies aged 86
October 21, 2023 - Luis Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over Jenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup
February 2, 2025 - Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
February 20, 2025 - Donald Trump will not move World Cup matches, says Fifa vice-president
October 1, 2025 - Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston, though it's up to FIFA to choose sites
October 15, 2025 - Trump muses about what it would take to strip US World Cup host cities of games just months before the tournament kicks off
November 18, 2025 - Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
January 26, 2026 - Germany rule out World Cup boycott despite calls to send Trump a message
January 31, 2026 - Iranian minister says country will not play in World Cup
March 11, 2026 - World Cup final tickets now reselling for over $2 million each
April 24, 2026 - Panini World Cup sticker albums to end as Fifa announces new partnership
May 7, 2026 - Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
May 10, 2026 - US drops $15,000 visa deposit for foreign fans with World Cup tickets
May 14, 2026 - Iran soccer team yet to secure visas for World Cup
May 25, 2026 - Sky-high World Cup ticket prices spark investigation by NY and NJ attorneys general
May 27, 2026 - Tehran lambasts US ‘obstruction’ of Iran’s soccer team as players land in Mexico ahead of World Cup
June 8, 2026 - Somali referee denied entry to US for 2026 World Cup over ‘vetting concerns’
June 9, 2026 - England’s World Cup boots stolen before first training session in Kansas City
June 13, 2026 - Racism monitor urges Fifa to remove World Cup official over ‘white supremacy’ gesture
June 15, 2026 - VAR official says hand gesture was 'involuntary, subconscious twitch'
June 16, 2026 - Massachusetts 'legalises' haggis in nod to Scotland's World Cup bid
June 18, 2026 - FIFA stunned the soccer world by allowing the USA’s Folarin Balogun to play on Monday. Trump’s role is under the microscope
July 5, 2026 - Uefa accuses Fifa of ‘crossing a red line’ over lifting of Folarin Balogun’s red card
July 6, 2026 - Nato leaders agree not to mention World Cup to Donald Trump to avoid irritating him
July 8, 2026 - Fifa hit by injunction in Germany over World Cup ticket resale prices
July 15, 2026 - Pelé's 1958 World Cup final jersey sells for $4.9M at auction
July 17, 2026 - White House defends Argentina team over Falklands banner
July 18, 2026 - Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved
July 30, 2026 - FIFA scraps controversial $20 billion World Cup investment plan
July 31, 2026 - Fifa chief sacked after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
August 18, 2026