the year 20262026 nián2026年World Cupshìjiè bēi世界杯will (future marker)jiāng将on (a date)yú于June 116 yuè 11 rì6月11日in / atzài在United StatesMěiguó美国、CanadaJiānádà加拿大andhé和MexicoMòxīgē墨西哥to open / to begin (a major event)kāimù开幕。
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on (a date)
yú
于
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
in / at
zài
在
United States
Měiguó
美国
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
and
hé
和
Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
to open / to begin (a major event)
kāimù
开幕
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)
Guójì Zúlián
国际足联
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on (a date)
yú
于
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
in / across
zài
在
three
sān gè
三个
countries
guójiā
国家
(structural particle)
de
的
16
16 gè
16个
stadium / venue
chǎngguǎn
场馆
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
final / championship match
juésài
决赛
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
July 19
7 yuè 19 rì
7月19日
June 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on (a date)
yú
于
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
to open / to begin (a major event)
kāimù
开幕
in / across
zài
在
United States
Měiguó
美国
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
and
hé
和
Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
three countries
sān guó
三国
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
match / competition
bǐsài
比赛
will
jiāng
将
in / at
zài
在
16
16 gè
16个
city
chéngshì
城市
(structural particle)
de
的
stadium
tǐyùchǎng
体育场
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
final / championship match
juésài
决赛
scheduled for
dìngyú
定于
July 19
7 yuè 19 rì
7月19日
this year
jīnnián
今年
(structural particle)
de
的
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
there are a total of
gòng yǒu
共有
48 (teams)
48 zhī
48支
team
qiúduì
球队
to participate / to join
cānjiā
参加
compared to
bǐ
比
before / in the past
yǐqián
以前
more
duō
多
16 (teams)
16 zhī
16支
Messi (Lionel Messi)
Méixī
梅西
is / are
shì
是
this edition / this tournament
běn jiè
本届
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
(structural particle)
de
的
big / major
dà
大
star
míngxīng
明星
however / but
dànshì
但是
he / him
tā
他
recently
zuìjìn
最近
leg
tuǐ
腿
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
(completed action particle)
le
了
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
still / yet
hái
还
in the process of
zài
在
to recover
huīfù
恢复
(ongoing action marker)
zhōng
中
weather
tiānqì
天气
also / too
yě
也
is
shì
是
one / a
yī gè
一个
problem / issue
wèntí
问题
United States
Měiguó
美国
(structural particle)
de
的
some / a number of
yīxiē
一些
city
chéngshì
城市
summer
xiàtiān
夏天
very
hěn
很
hot
rè
热
football fan / soccer fan
qiúmí
球迷
need to / must
yào
要
to pay attention to / to be careful about
zhùyì
注意
safety
ānquán
安全
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Lifestyle & CultureFIFA World Cup 2026 Opens June 11 Across United States, Canada and Mexico
The 2026 FIFA World Cup opens June 11 and runs through July 19, held across 16 venues in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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England
Yīnggélán
英格兰
extra time / overtime
jiā shí sài
加时赛
to defeat / to beat
jī bài
击败
Norway
Nuówēi
挪威
to advance / to qualify for the next stage
jìnjí
晋级
the World Cup
shìjièbēi
世界杯
the semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
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Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
by a score of / with
yǐ
以
three to one (score)
3 bǐ 1
3比1
to eliminate / to knock out
táotài
淘汰
Switzerland
Ruìshì
瑞士
to advance / to progress to the next stage
jìnjí
晋级
the World Cup
shìjièbēi
世界杯
the top four / the semifinal stage
sìqiáng
四强
Argentina Beat Switzerland 3-1 to Reach World Cup Semifinal
SpainXībānyá西班牙2-1 (score)liǎng bǐ yī两比一to eliminate / knock outtáotài淘汰BelgiumBǐlìshí比利时to advance to the next roundjìnjí晋级World CupShìjiè Bēi世界杯semifinalbànjuésài半决赛。
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
2-1 (score)
liǎng bǐ yī
两比一
to eliminate / knock out
táotài
淘汰
Belgium
Bǐlìshí
比利时
to advance to the next round
jìnjí
晋级
World Cup
Shìjiè Bēi
世界杯
semifinal
bànjuésài
半决赛
Spain Beat Belgium 2-1 to Reach World Cup Semifinal
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Congo
Gāngguǒ
刚果
Ebola
Āibólā
埃博拉
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
death toll
sǐwáng rénshù
死亡人数
to exceed / to surpass
tūpò
突破
600
liùbǎi
六百
virus
bìngdú
病毒
to spread to
mànyán zhì
蔓延至
new provinces
xīn shěngfèn
新省份
Congo Ebola Death Toll Tops 600 as Virus Spreads to New Provinces