February 26 – Vancouver’s mayor Ken Sim and police chief Steve Rai have offered assurances that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be deployed in the city during the 2026 FIFA World Cup after pressure from city councillors.
February 26 – FIFA says it is closely monitoring the security situation in Mexico but insists it has “complete confidence” the country will successfully host 2026 World Cup matches despite a recent surge in unrest and violence.
February 26 – PCCW-owned broadcaster Now TV has secured an exclusive local rights deal in Hong Kong to show the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
February 25 – International consumer rights organisation Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe have reiterated their call to FIFA to drop dynamic ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup.
February 25 – Security preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States have been thrown into uncertainty after federal funding earmarked for host cities was frozen during a partial government shutdown.
February 25 – ‘Get ready to have a great party’. When the former mayor of Seattle Bruce Harrell said those words in October 2024, the vision was clear and on a big scale.
February 24 – Dutch veteran manager Dick Advocaat has stepped down as the head coach of Curaçao ahead of their debut appearance at the FIFA World Cup this summer, citing his daughter’s health.
February 24 – Guadalajara, a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is in lockdown and has reignited concerns over Mexico’s ability to guarantee safety for the tournament after a military operation targeting cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes ended in his death on Sunday.
February 22 – The New York and New Jersey World Cup host committee has cancelled its planned World Cup FanFest at Liberty State Park in Jersey City.
February 16 – Global digital advertising firm Aleph has been awarded exclusive media rights to the 2026 World Cup in the Philippines.
February 13 – BeIN Sports France have, at the last minute, snatched the broadcast rights to the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups away from LFP’s Ligue 1+ streaming channel.
February 12 – Coca-Cola and FIFA have confirmed that the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour will make 38 stops across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, giving fans a chance to see football’s most famous prize up close and personal before the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off.
February 13 – DAZN and public broadcaster Rai are closing in on an agreement to show the next World Cup in Italy, even as the Azzurri’s place at the tournament remains undecided.
February 9 – Streaming giant DAZN’s increasing influence within the sports broadcasting industry has another mainstream step with the announcement that it will become Spain’s pay-television home of the World Cup in 2026.
February 9 – The town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, is playing an unexpected poker hand in the 2026 World Cup conversation, not because of the matches it is scheduled to host, but because of who pays the piper when football’s biggest show comes barreling into town?