World Cup 2026 Opens in Mexico City with Fireworks, Stars and Protests

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Source: Al Jazeera
World Cup 2026 Opens in Mexico City with Fireworks, Stars and Protests
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Mexico City hosts the opening of the expanded 48-team World Cup 2026 at the renovated Azteca Stadium, featuring a star-studded ceremony with Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin, while security tightens and protesters denounce costs and disruption around the venue.

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