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FIFA's $3 billion in revenue from ticket sales is 3 times what it was in Qatar, prices per game are double that in Qatar. What's going on? FIFIA is being accused of price gouging practices by the Attorney Generals of New Jersey and New York. Six games including the finals are to be played in the NY-NJ area. FIFA's Infantino says it will use $11 billion in soccer revenues (90% of tickets sold for the World Cup in the US/Mexico) for this nonprofit to do soccer projects around the world.  Fans are not happy with the way FIFA is extracting higher prices to put visiting the game beyond the reach of ordinary households. Shouldn't making  it possible to watch the game for ordinary income soccer fans also be part of FIFA's responsibility- instead of taking the opportunities for visiting soccer fields away from ordinary income people. 

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A stunning World Cup 2026 stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, Mexico's business capital in the mountainous north. It is called the Estadio BBVA after the name of the Spanish bank that sponsors it. It overlooks the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains around the city, giving it a nice background. It is 144 miles from the US border and with sweeping vistas of the Cerro de la Silla mountain. Four games will be played here- one of 16 venues for World Cup 2026.  Gills in its futuristic steel exterior enable it to let air in from breezes that blow in so that fans can be cool when it is hot 82-93 degrees F. Local team Rayados play here and  multinational drinks company FEMSA funded the $200 million to build the stadium. Rayados has asked Sergio Ramos of Spain to join and it plays another local team Tigres every year with about 51,000 fans in the stadium. Women's soccer is also popular in Mexico.

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The best player for women's soccer, Norway's Ada Hegerberg, with 3 goals in the first half hour of the Champions League final, is going to stay away from the 2019 World Cup. Playing for Olympique Lyonnais since 2014 she helped win the fourth consecutive French league title.

She says "woman's soccer does not have the respect it should have in Norway," and decided not to play for Norway in this years World Cup. She says there are inequalities in investment at the youth and club levels. She has averaged more than a goal every two games and fels there is not the energy in woman's soccer in Norway that is needed. She has twice been named Women's Footballer of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or award as the top player in soccer. Right now after changes at the Norwegian Federation with new head Klaveness, who also stopped playing for the team in protest, the best they can hope for is that people know she is from Norway.

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NYT shows the "potrero" circuit in Buenos aires where young soccer players get their raw beginnings.

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Spain Mexico relations improve with World Cup Soccer 2026 games in Mexico including one in Guadalajara, Jalisco state. Spain's King Felipe apologizes for acts of the early Spanish explorers Pizarro in Peru in 1532 and Hernan Cortez in Mexico in 1520 after the defeat of the local Empires of the Incas and the Aztecs to Spanish soldiers in the Spanish Conquest of the Americas. Much of the local population did not survive the conquest.

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Germany's goalie Neuer would stay outside his goal box so much of the time that it has become the norm for goalies to move out of their box to tackle incoming balls. In this World Cup Soccer the winning team goalies have stayed inside their box to make saves. Particularly true for France, Croatia's Subasic and goalies for Belgium and France. Most of the game depended on goalie saves for Croatia and France. Subasic and Lloris stayed inside the goalie's six yard box and made sensational saves. France's coach also wanted his goalie inside the box and to play the game the way it used to be played 20 years ago.

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Going to a public bathroom facility doesn't have to be dreaded. And the huge costs for a city to have setting up its own don't have to be the option. 

New private companies have developed the technologies to keep the places clean and efficient so that the experience is a good one. Throne Labs makes self contained sytems that do not connect to the city sewer system or the water supply of the city. Costs about $90,000 a unit in the Los Angeles Metro vicinity includes all maintenance and operational costs. As US prepares for the World Cup Soccer inflow of travelers this is something the city needs to get right.

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Dw.com takes a look at the most costly World Cup Soccer of all time in Qatar.

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India begins preparations for the Women's Under 17 FIFA Women's World Cup soccer games. A new effort will be laid on developing soccer in India with focus on infrastructure, grassroots, and women's soccer. The games will kick off on October 11 to go to Oct. 30. The All India Football federation and the Government of India have identified 40 cities, and areas where games can take place.

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Crowds breaking through the barricades, people without tickets storming the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, lack of safety for player's families, delays in the game time, and other problems made the US look bad for staging soccer games. A new test looms in 2026 with the World Cup Soccer to be played in the US.

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France's Mbappe, Spain's Morata, and Argentina's Messi are the leading scorers at this months World Cup Soccer.

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France's Mbappe, Argentina's Messi and Brazil's Neymar provide the star players for the World Cup Soccer in Qatar.

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The NYT shows women's World Cup Soccer countries and games in coming weeks. Brazil and France in Group F, Spain in Group C, Argentina and Italy in Group G, Portugal and the US in Group E. Vietnam, Jamaica, Morocco, Zambia and the Philippines have also made it to the soccer championship games in addition to China. NYT looks at each country team.

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Since the last Women's World Cup Soccer the Netherlands and other European teams have caught up with the US. The gap no longer exists as shown in the Netherlands US women's soccer game in which the Dutch dominated the first half and led 1-0. The game ended 1-1 but the myths surrounding the US women's soccer team had fallen. The Dutch coach said his team was in better fitness shape than the Americans.

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Vinay Menon put Wellness and Yoga on a new pathbreaking pattern- making it part of team soccer. He is shown here with coach Tuchel at Chelsea when it won the Champion's League final in 2021 over Manchester City. He was with the Belgium team as it played in the World Cup in Germany. He says the big problem in India for 1.4 billion people is filtration. Having talent filter through the club level is important. 100 clubs are needed in India, says Menon. He is confident that India will one day be in the World Cup. The Modi government has put sports at the top of its priorities for the nation of over  billion people with new facilities and financial support for athletes and players. Modi personally met with athletes before and after the Olympic games in Paris and followed the athletes as they competed in the games. Indians watch European soccer on television and only cricket competes with soccer in fan support. When India competes at the international level in soccer it will be with huge audiences tuned in. ...

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Uruguay, Ghana and Germany exit. South Korea and Portugal advance after a 90th minute injury time goal by South Korea. Brazil loses to Cameroon but advances. World Cup soccer with surprises.

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Two goals in 10 minutes including a dramatic hit from distance by Olga Carmona puts Spain into the finals of the women's World Cup soccer in Australia. Spain wins over Sweden 2-1.

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The calming role that Varane takes on as the French soccer team's core seasoned players Giroud, Varane, Lloris and Griezman give direction and transmit a sense of calmness and composure when the stakes are high. Varane who is softspoken and quiet on the field in defense takes on a leadership role in such situations. The French team take on Morocco in the World Cup Soccer semifinals after winning 2-1 in the game with England.

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After the pandemic and during high inflation, economic troubles and having to turn to the IMF for conditional loans, Argentines find cause for celebration for their performance at the World Cup Soccer Final in December 2022.

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The Colombian women's soccer team's win 2-1 over Germany in World Cup 2023 shows how much has changed in women's soccer worldwide. WIth only about 30% of the possession the Colombian team dominated the game. The winning goal came in the 89th minute of the game from a stunning header by Manela Vanegas. Colombia led for most of the game. Linda Calcedo scored first for Colombia. The last time Germany lost a game in global games was in 1995 against Sweden. 

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World Cup Soccer fans in Kerala and the enthusiasm for teams of Argentina, Brazil and Portugal, attacking goal scoring players Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo.

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The winner in 2011 Japan had fallen behind since in women's soccer. The women's team win over Norway 3-1 puts Japan into the quarterfinals for the World Cup in 2023. Star teams from the US, Brazil and Germany did not make it to the quarterfinals. Sweden edged out the US in a penalty shootout. South Korea draw 1-1 with Germany put Germany out. Brazil lost to Japan. A new set of countries is emerging in women's soccer showing that preparation by other teams has made a serious difference.