Just after halftime in their country’s match against South Africa on Thursday afternoon, Mexican embassy officials were nervous. Forward Julián Quiñones scored a goal in the first nine minutes, and spirits were high at the embassy’s Washington watch party where mini-burritos, cervezas and — in a nod to the bilateral relationship — McDonald’s hamburgers and…
DEPARTMENT OF UNFORCED ERRORS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani held an annual Puerto Rican heritage event today at Gracie Mansion that underscored a growing tiff. The afternoon celebration was pared-down. Prominent leaders never received an invite or declined to attend. And Nuyoricans were initially told it wasn’t going to happen at all. Roughly 200 people milled about…
Missouri is not launching a probe into pricing strategies employed by FIFA, a spokesperson from the state attorney general’s office told POLITICO, as several states playing host to World Cup matches take the organization to task for allegedly misleading fans. Colbey Stosberg, public affairs specialist at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, said in a statement…
Republicans are pointing to the World Cup in their persistent bid to force Democrats to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Millions of visitors from foreign countries have already begun their pilgrimage to the tournament, which kicked off this week. “Hosting the World Cup is akin to having 78 Super Bowls in…
BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — Sen. Todd Young settled into a booth at a Belgian-style brewhouse in a suburb just south of Indianapolis to watch Canada square off against Bosnia and Herzegovina—a little bleary-eyed after a storm-stricken flight back from Washington left him in Columbus, Ohio. His flight got redirected to Columbus after midnight, where he had…
OTTAWA — The Canadian government defended its decision to ban Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey from entering the country as necessary for “maintaining the safety and security of Canadians.” Partey has been charged with sexual assault and rape in the United Kingdom but has not been convicted of anything. He has pleaded guilty and is expected…
INGLEWOOD, California — FIFA paid tribute to California’s Native American tribes as part of the pregame festivities ahead of Friday’s match at SoFi Stadium, the tournament’s first in the United States. So-called native land acknowledgments have become common in North America, especially on the West Coast of the United States and across Canada, but have…
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Timothy Weah wasn’t among the eleven Americans who took the field at the start of Friday’s match against Paraguay. But he may already be the American left’s favorite player. In the run-up to the World Cup, the Olympique de Marseille winger has appeared at an event with New York City Mayor Zohran…
The first FIFA World Cup match on Canadian soil delivered drama, dread and most importantly, a point. Canada’s historic World Cup match on home soil is now behind us, and it nearly became a national wake. Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the scoring in the 21st minute through striker Jovo Lukic, who headed in his first-ever…
Things couldn’t have gone much better for the United States in its World Cup opener. In the seventh minute of the United States’ 4-1 win over Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium on Friday, the Americans were gifted an own goal that gave them an early lead — so early that it’s actually the third-fastest goal…
