Argentine soccer fans whose US tourist visas were rejected lined up in Buenos Aires to receive free televisions from an electronics brand, a day before the start of the World Cup. Follow our #WorldCup2026# coverage here ➡️
'At every World Cup, there are titles at stake beside that of Champion,' writes Simon Kuper.
'The title of Clown, a big country that fails. The Beautiful Loser. Most teams aspire to the title of Cinderella, a small country that experiences a fairy tale':