News blog for the 2026 World Cup
Extreme temperatures in World Cup host city
Updated June 18, 2026 – 5:01 p.mReading time: 20 minutes
The World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada has begun. You can find out all the important news about the tournament here.
From June 11th to July 19th it will rise in the USA, Mexico and Canada Football World Cupthe biggest tournament in football history. A total of 48 national teams are fighting for the title in 104 games over five and a half weeks.
The three hosts have now all started the tournament. While Mexico (2-0 against South Africa) and the USA (4-1 against Paraguay) celebrated victories, Canada played a draw (1-1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina). The DFB team entered the tournament against Curaçao on Sunday evening – and won 7-1. With the t-online news blog you won’t miss any important news about the World Cup 2026.
Extreme heat in World Cup host city
In the Mexican city of Monterrey, where some of the games are played WM will be held, there was extreme heat on Thursday. In some cases, temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius were measured in the 1.2 million-inhabitant metropolis in northeastern Mexico.
The good news for the players: The next game in Monterrey is not scheduled for Saturday evening at 10 p.m. local time (Sunday, 6 a.m. German time). Then Tunisia and Japan duel there. The weather forecast for the weekend looks a little more pleasant: on Saturday it should be around 30 degrees with precipitation.
World Cup 2026: Haaland goals make the earth tremble
A brace from Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland The 4-1 World Cup opener against Iraq literally caused the earth to shake in their homeland. A seismometer in the city of Bergen measured “clear signals” on the goals in the 29th and 43rd minutes on Wednesday night. – caused by fans celebrating the goal near the measuring station. This was announced by the Norsar seismological institute.
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There were somewhat weaker signals at the start of Norway’s opening game at the 2026 World Cup, the other goals, the yellow card for the Iraqi defender Zaid Tahseen and the final whistle. “When many people react to big sporting moments at the same time, their collective movements can create vibrations in the ground that are registered by sensitive seismometers,” said the statement from the Norsar Institute after the Norwegian national team’s World Cup victory. This is not unusual for major events: similar signals will be given by concerts in the summer of 2024 Ed Sheeran triggered in the Norwegian National Stadium.