First, learn the host cities. We’re talking 16 venues from Vancouver to Mexico City to Atlanta to Los Angeles. Pick one city, look up its local cuisine, and start a friendly rivalry with a friend over which stadium has the best nachos. (Spoiler: they’re all going to be glorious.)
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Second, pick your team. Maybe you’re a die-hard fan of Argentina or Brazil. Maybe you’re a neutral whose heart belongs to the idea of a dark horse like Canada or Morocco. Or maybe—just maybe—you’re secretly rooting for a soccer miracle from a nation that hasn’t qualified yet. That’s allowed. That’s the beauty of the game.
Make the wait a game itself
Why not create a little friendly competition with your friends? Start a “countdown club” where everyone guesses the final score of the opening match. Or make a playlist of anthems from each host nation—I promise you, listening to “O Canada” in a car full of friends hits different when you imagine it booming in a stadium of 70,000 people.
The point is: the wait is not empty time. It’s pre-season for your soul. Every day you check that number, you’re building a story. And by the time the first whistle blows on June 11, 2026, you’ll feel like you’ve been training for this moment your whole life.
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