Jun 19, 2026 – 11.59amVasyl Nair remembers the last time the United States hosted a World Cup in 1994. The then youngster would rise in the early hours to watch with his dad, a former semi-professional player in Canada.Now the “11 out of 10” soccer fan and chief executive of Team Super, an industry fund serving workers in mining, energy and transport, is experiencing the sporting extravaganza in person for the first time.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jessica GardnerUnited States correspondentJessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news.Fetching latest articles