World Cup Opens With Football, Protests and Empty Seats
The tournament's opening days mixed dramatic matches with debates over prices, politics, identity and press freedom.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has barely completed its opening days, yet it has already demonstrated something increasingly common at major global events: football rarely occupies the spotlight alone. Goals, comebacks and national debuts have shared attention with debates over ticket prices, political demonstrations, press freedom and even disputes involving historical memory and national identity.
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