World Cup 2026: countdown to opener, Tuchel savours England win, Infantino tells fans to ‘chill’ – live

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Greetings everyone. It’s here! The biggest, possibly most controversial and strangest World Cup yet. After months and years of chatter and hype, fear and loathing, we’ll actually have some football to get stuck into from this afternoon/evening. It’s coming up to 1am in Mexico City as the co-hosts enjoy their last sleep before it all starts. And where better to start than the Azteca Stadium, one of the most storied venues in the world, lit up by Pelé and Diego Maradona among others back in the day?