England and Panama will close out their Group L campaigns on June 27, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match, designated as Match 67 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, kicks off at 5:00 PM local time.
But this World Cup isn’t just a football story. It’s quickly becoming the most crypto-native sporting event in history, with fan tokens swinging wildly, prediction markets pulling in record bets, and Kraken securing naming rights as the tournament’s first-ever Official Crypto Exchange Supporter.
Fan tokens are having their moment
Fan tokens are blockchain-based assets tied to sports teams that let holders vote on minor club decisions, access perks, and, mostly, speculate on hype cycles. The primary infrastructure behind most of them is Chiliz, a platform that powers tokens for dozens of football clubs and national teams worldwide.
The South Africa Fan Token (SAFA) surged 37% within a single 24-hour window during the group stage. The SNFT token, another nationally linked asset, gained 17% in a day.
