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

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

The World Cup has returned to the temple of football. In Mexico City, there is a sense of divine providence. The chaos in Mexico threatens to spoil the celebration of the World Cup opening. The World Cup is nothing but the continuation of war by other means. Maccabi Ashdod returned to the Premier League after six years away and two consecutive promotions. How do you choose the coffee I like? In collaboration with Fresh Coffee. Commentary. Commentary. Erdogan drew a map of the Middle East in which Israel is the central threat. Zvi Bar'el. No leader in the world has been treated with such contempt by Trump. The joke is on us. Zvi Bar'el | Opinion. Anyone who has an ideological abyss separating them from their loved one will identify with the frustration and disgust. Gili Izikovich | Viewing recommendation. From the moment it came out, I did not want to listen to anything else. It is an album that captures you. Niv Hadash. "We went through genocide, but we had to search for the bodies to prove it to the world." Ran Levi Talbi. "It all started with my partner. He had a thing for his Russians." Talia Ben Nun Tzur.