Iran war and visa restrictions cloud Fifa's biggest tournament as pressure builds on co-hosts US to perform

The 2026 World Cup is the biggest yet, held across three countries in North America, but it has already made headlines for all the wrong reasons before kicking off

Travel restrictions, safety fears and global tensions are some of the issues hanging over this year’s men’s World Cup, the first to be hosted by three nations.

The line between football and geopolitics is impossible to separate at this tournament