World Cup nears kickoff after pre-tournament turbulence

The 2026 World Cup gets underway on Thursday, with FIFA hoping soccer can rise above anger over prices, political tensions and the shadow of war.

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The World Cup is nearing its kickoff after a period of turmoil.

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World Cup nears kickoff after pre-tournament turbulence The 2026 World Cup gets underway on Thursday, with FIFA hoping soccer can rise above anger over prices, political tensions and the shadow of war. According to the collected source material from japantimes.co.jp, The 2026 World Cup gets underway on Thursday, with FIFA hoping soccer can rise above anger over prices, political tensions and the shadow of war. Editorial classification signals include category: cronaca ; entities mentioned: World ; source timestamp: 2026-06-09T02:23:00+00:00. This draft is a structured rewrite of the feed material and does not add unsupported facts. Its purpose is to provide a stronger editorial base for automated review and publication gating.

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• The article mentions 'pre-tournament turbulence', which may indicate uncertainty or controversy surrounding the event.

Categoria: cronaca
Entità: World