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A Day of Celebration and Chaos: World Cup 2026 Opens with Opening Ceremony in Mexico City

By עוזי דן
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The story · English

Joaquín López-Dóriga @ lopezdoriga · Follow Minutes after 8:00 a.m., the gates of Estadio Ciudad de México open. More than 80,000 fans will be present at the opening of the 2026 World Cup between Mexico and South Africa. 📹: @elrogerqro #SomosLocales Watch on X 5:18 PM · Jun 11, 2026 9.5K Reply Copy link Read 102 replies

A day of celebration and chaos: World Cup 2026 gets underway with an opening ceremony in Mexico City

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