Iran’s World Cup team will fly to Los Angeles the day before their opening group stage match against New Zealand
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Tiny homes see tiny boost for Los Angeles homeless as World Cup nears
For the past few months, Michael Gilpin has slept in a small, prefabricated house he moved into when he got off the streets of Los Angeles as part of a major drive to reduce homelessness. The single-room unit is a long way from perfect — he says it has the air of a “jail cell” […]
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LA stadium workers threaten strike ahead of World Cup
Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football’s global showpiece begins. The Unite Here Local 11 union, which represents about 2,000 stadium food and beverage workers, is demanding better pay along with assurances that federal immigration agents will not be […]
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World Cup co-hosts Mexico edge Australia in friendly
World Cup co-hosts Mexico warmed up with a scrappy 1-0 friendly win over Australia in front of nearly 80,000 El Tri fans at the Rose Bowl outside Los Angeles on Saturday. Defender Johan Vasquez had the only goal of the encounter, deftly steering in a header from Alexis Vega’s corner midway through the first half. […]
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Five MLS teams set attendance records, fueling league increase
At the World Cup break, MLS is averaging 22,109 fans per match, up from last season’s final average of 21,988 fans per match. MLS’s all-time record average is 23,234 set in 2024. A big reason for the 2026 increase is the continued popularity of Lionel Messi. Five teams — three playing in big stadiums — set […]
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‘I’m still lost’: Los Angeles airport baffles travelers ahead of World Cup
An exhausted TJ James has just stepped off an 18-hour flight at Los Angeles international airport where he is getting a taste of the chaos that awaits tens of thousands of people expected for the World Cup, which starts on June 11. With his wife, their two children, and four suitcases in tow, he steps […]
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FIFA reveals 48 World Cup team base training sites
Defending champions Argentina and England will have their World Cup teams based in Kansas City under a list of training sites announced by FIFA on Monday. The record 48 teams competing in the global football showdown that begins next month will have 39 teams based in the United States, seven more based in Mexico and […]
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Los Angeles World Cup workers vow strike over ICE guarantees
Workers at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium vowed Monday to go on strike if federal immigration enforcement agents are deployed at the venue when it hosts World Cup matches next month. The UNITE HERE Local 11, representing around 2,000 hospitality employees, is demanding federal guarantees that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be used in […]
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What’s Happening: Soccer events in U.S. World Cup cities
Soccer America is publishing events of interest in the 11 U.S. World Cup cities.
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Los Angeles stadium undergoes World Cup facelift
Hundreds of corner seats have been ripped out of Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and truckloads of freshly harvested sod were beginning the 1,200-mile journey from Washington state Tuesday as the venue puts the finishing touches on its facelift for soccer’s World Cup. The $5 billion stadium has also had to bury its NFL-standard synthetic turf […]