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the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
will (future marker)
jiāng
on (a date)
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
in / at
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
and
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
on (a date)
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
to open / to begin
kāimù
开幕
in / across
zài
three
sān gè
三个
countries
guójiā
国家
(structural particle)
de
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
on (a date)
June 11
6 yuè 11 rì
6月11日
to open / to begin (a major event)
kāimù
开幕
in / across
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
and
Mexico
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
three countries
sān guó
三国
to be held
jǔxíng
举行
match / competition
bǐsài
比赛
will
jiāng
in / at
zài
16
16 gè
16个
city
chéngshì
城市
(structural particle)
de
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
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
before / in the past
yǐqián
以前
more
duō
16 (teams)
16 zhī
16支
Messi (Lionel Messi)
Méixī
梅西
is / are
shì
this edition / this tournament
běn jiè
本届
World Cup
shìjiè bēi
世界杯
(structural particle)
de
big / major
star
míngxīng
明星
however / but
dànshì
但是
he / him
recently
zuìjìn
最近
leg
tuǐ
to be injured
shòushāng
受伤
(completed action particle)
le
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
still / yet
hái
in the process of
zài
to recover
huīfù
恢复
(ongoing action marker)
zhōng
weather
tiānqì
天气
also / too
is
shì
one / a
yī gè
一个
problem / issue
wèntí
问题
United States
Měiguó
美国
(structural particle)
de
some / a number of
yīxiē
一些
city
chéngshì
城市
summer
xiàtiān
夏天
very
hěn
hot
football fan / soccer fan
qiúmí
球迷
need to / must
yào
to pay attention to / to be careful about
zhùyì
注意
safety
ānquán
安全

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Lifestyle & Culture

FIFA 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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jìnjí
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to advance / to progress to the next stage
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táotài
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Belgium
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tūpò
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