opening

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The buzz: Although the World Cup will be shared by three countries for the first time, Mexico gets the honor of playing the opening game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I’ve touched down in Mexico City for the opening game of the tournament and I can confirm that it really feels like the World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

With two wins from their opening three games in the 2025-26 season, it looked likely to be more of the same from Sale, but from then on, the wheels came off.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Police have been deployed in Mexico City's high-end Roma and Condesa neighborhoods in the final days before the June 11 opening game.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They had heard of my rehabilitation work in Holland, he said, and they wondered—I was opening my mouth to say that I had no professional training in such things, when his next words silenced me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom