Was the World Cup 2026 a success?, By Reuben Abati
Add us on Google Spain lifting the 2026 World Cup (PHOTO CREDIT: FIFA World Cup on X) The straight-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes. This was the longest, most expansive, indeed the most expensive tournament ever in the history of the World Cup, with tickets selling as high as $2,000 and over $10,000 on the day of the final match. Supporters of Argentina and, particularly, the team’s talisman, Lionel Messi, had hoped that Argentina would win the World Cup back-to-back, but that did not happen.
- ▪Add us on Google Spain lifting the 2026 World Cup (PHOTO CREDIT: FIFA World Cup on X) The straight-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes.
- ▪This was the longest, most expansive, indeed the most expensive tournament ever in the history of the World Cup, with tickets selling as high as $2,000 and over $10,000 on the day of the final match.
- ▪Supporters of Argentina and, particularly, the team’s talisman, Lionel Messi, had hoped that Argentina would win the World Cup back-to-back, but that did not happen.
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Add us on Google Spain lifting the 2026 World Cup (PHOTO CREDIT: FIFA World Cup on X) The straight-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes. Spain won at the end of the day on Sunday, 19 July, 1-0 against Argentina, defending champions since Qatar 2022, and that was the climax of a tournament that lasted for 39 days during which 104 matches were played, by 48 teams from six Federations, participating (for the first time in the World Cup finals), in three countries – Canada, Mexico and the United States in 16 host cities – 11 in the United States (Atlanta, Boston Dalla, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle; three cities in Mexico – Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey, and two…
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