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Mexico City hosts the opening ceremony of the first 48-team World Cup on Thursday
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Mexico City will host the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday at Estadio Ciudad de México, featuring the first 48-team tournament and the first jointly hosted by Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with the ceremony preceding the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.

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Mexico City hosts the opening ceremony of the first 48-team World Cup on Thursday
Mexico City will be the stage on Thursday for the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup, the first contested by 48 teams and the first hosted by three countries: Mexico, the United States and Canada. The event will take place at the Estadio Ciudad de México, the former Azteca, before the opening match between host Mexico and South Africa. The ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. central Mexico time, about 90 minutes before the start of the match, set for 1:00 p.m. (2:30 and 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo
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