FIFA announced on Monday evening the match officials for the opening four fixtures of the 2026 World Cup, with Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio appointed to take charge of the tournament's curtain-raiser.

"Christian Pulisic is never going to be the personality people want him to be, the leader people want him to be. He's going to lead by example," FOX Sports analyst Alexi Lalas told Colin Cowherd on Monday's edition of "The Herd."

Philadelphia Union and Ivory Coast fans filled the stands at Subaru Park for a friendly Monday night match ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

As many of you already know, the FIFA World Cup is headed to Gillette Stadium this Saturday night to kick off the first of seven matches scheduled in Foxborough. Haiti and Scotland will face off during the Group C match.

Hundreds of tickets are still available for the U.S. and Canada opening matches for the World Cup on Friday. Even more are available in resale platforms — many at below face value.

From TV schedules to watch parties, here’s your guide to watching the 2026 World Cup in Green Bay, Neenah and Oshkosh.

As the San Francisco Bay Area is set to host several matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, multiple road closures and detours will be in place near the stadium site in Santa Clara.

Matches for the 2026 World Cup are being held at 16 stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Many of the stadiums have been renamed by FIFA for the duration of the tournament because the companies that paid for the naming rights are not FIFA sponsors. Capacity: 73,000 (FIFA says its listed figures are subject to change)