World Cup Fans Prepare For Physical Therapy After Coordinating Trifecta of Borders

KEY POINTS

•Mexico will open the 2026 World Cup against South Africa on June 11 at Mexico City, kicking off the international chaos.
•The U.S. Men's National Team plays all its group matches on the West Coast versus Paraguay, Australia, and a playoff winner.
•Major matches featuring stars like Mbappé, Ronaldo, and Neymar will take place across cities including Boston, Miami, and New York.

The FIFA 2026 World Cup schedule dropped like a sweaty goalie in June: Mexico kicks things off against South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City, where fans will already be sweating trying to book flights spread across three countries—because just one stadium is so 2018. The U.S. Men's Team is locked in West Coast battle arenas Los Angeles and Seattle facing Paraguay, Australia, and a UEFA playoff stew of Turkey, Slovakia, Kosovo, or Romania on wildly inconvenient nights (9pm ET in LA sounds like a test of sleep hygiene). Nearly 2 million tickets have already been snatched up by people who clearly think this logistical madness is worth it, while six playoff teams remain ghosting their way through uncertainty. Roger Bennett, America’s soccer prophet, promised hope but also enough travel logistics to rival running a hedge fund. And for fans craving death by star power, Group I irons out big names like Mbappé in Boston and potentially Haaland, proving soccer’s code for 'group of death' still means more frequent-flyer miles than fatalities. Expect Cristiano Ronaldo to linger in Miami, desperately clinging to his youthful mojo like a guy holding a YMCA brochure in 2024.

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FIFA 2026 is single-handedly proving that planning a party across three countries is easier than buying soccer tickets and booking flights simultaneously.

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