This article originally appeared on PolitiFact
Grab your jersey and your pals: World Cup fever is here.
Red cards may have taken a starring role at the 2026 tournament's June 11 opener between Mexico and South Africa, but little could dampen soccer enthusiasts' anticipation of watching the globe's greatest male footballers take the field for their countries over the next five weeks.
Even before Shakira shook her hips and beckoned fans and players to "Dai Dai" ("Come on, come on"), as the official World Cup song's Italian lyric goes, President Donald Trump touted the event with his trademark superlatives.
"Most successful World Cup they've ever had," Trump said June 10 at the White House. "They've never sold tickets at that level. They've never sold that many tickets so quickly."
