The 2026 FIFA World Cup is attracting enormous amounts of money, with a meaningful chunk flowing through crypto rails.
Mexico faces South Korea on June 18, 2026, at 9:00 p.m. ET in a Group A clash at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara. Both teams enter the match with opening-game victories already in hand.
Kraken’s FIFA deal marks a first for crypto exchanges
On June 9, 2026, Kraken was named FIFA’s Official Crypto Exchange Supporter. No cryptocurrency exchange had ever secured an official partnership with FIFA at the World Cup level before.
The deal is designed to promote crypto adoption among soccer fans across North America and Europe, two regions where the tournament is being co-hosted by Mexico, the US, and Canada.
