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Latest 9 June 2026

Brokerages bet on sector winners as soccer World Cup set to kick off

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will inject billions of dollars into host economies, driven by a massive consumption surge that will benefit sectors as varied as tourism to retail and…

Sports · 21 Nov 2025 World Cup play-off semi-finals The semi-finals and finals of the European play-offs will determine four World Cup qualifiers for 2026. Sports · 19 Nov 2025 Scotland Ends 28-Year Wait as Curaçao and Haiti Make Historic World Cup Breakthroughs Curaçao, with a population of just 156,000, became the smallest country ever to reach a World Cup finals Sports · 14 Oct 2025 Cape Verde seal historic debut place at World Cup 2026 Cape Verde qualifies for 2026 World Cup after defeating Eswatini 3-0 at home. Sports · 8 Oct 2025 Security concerns overshadow Israel’s World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy Israel's World Cup qualifiers in Norway and Italy are being overshadowed by security concerns, with the mayor of the northern Italian city… 12 Dec 2024 Saudi Arabia to Host 2034 World Cup Amid Human Rights Concerns, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco to Host it in 2030 Soccer's international governing body FIFA confirmed Wednesday the locations for the next two men's World Cups, announcing Spain, Portugal and Morocco as… Sports · 6 Dec 2024 African Development Bank pledges $1 billion to Morocco for 2030 World Cup The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a deal to lend 350 million euros ($370 mln) to Morocco and is considering loaning the… Sports · 4 Oct 2023 Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host 2030 World Cup, three games in S America Oct 4 (Reuters) - Morocco, Spain and Portugal have been named hosts of the 2030 soccer World Cup, while Uruguay, Argentina and… FIFA World Cup · 16 Dec 2022 World Cup matches were politics free so fans could enjoy the football – Infantino The Qatar World Cup kept political messaging away from the football so that fans could enjoy "a little moment of pleasure and… FIFA World Cup · 14 Dec 2022 Messi confirms Qatar final will be his last World Cup game Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last World Cup game when Argentina take on France or Morocco in Sunday's final…