{"id":143836,"date":"2025-06-12T19:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/countdown-to-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-begins"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:51:56","slug":"countdown-to-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/countdown-to-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-begins","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>Elected officials and representatives of FIFA started the one-year countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday in a ceremony in Miami.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The city is scheduled to host seven tournament games, which will take place in stadiums across North America.<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava said that the city is expected to welcome a million new visitors for the World Cup, with over a billion dollars in economic impact.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico City also kicked off the one-year countdown to the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday by lighting up the city&#8217;s iconic buildings in green, the color assigned to the city by FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>The city is scheduled to host the tournament&#8217;s opening game, which will take place in stadiums across North America.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup\u2019s 104 matches will be staged in 16 locations across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Estadio Azteca Mexico City, the venue for the opening fixture of the World Cup, is set to become the first stadium to have hosted three men&#8217;s World Cup opening matches.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico will play all three of their group stage matches on home turf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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