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史上规模最大的世界杯足球赛已来到北美，全球球迷都在为周四和周五的揭幕战以及星光熠熠的开幕式兴奋不已。
从墨西哥城到纽约再到多伦多，数百万身着本国国家队球衣的观众将齐聚一堂，观看48支国家足球队在2026年国际足联男子世界杯上展开角逐。这是该赛事首次采用全新扩容后的赛制，相较于1998年起沿用至今的32支球队赛制大幅扩军。
这也是世界杯首次由三个国家联合主办这项全球收视人数最多的体育赛事之一。
2026年世界杯开幕式
本届世界杯赛事将在美国、墨西哥和加拿大的11座城市举办，球迷们将迎来三场世界杯开幕式。
周四墨西哥城阿兹特克体育场将率先打响A组墨西哥对阵南非的揭幕战，此前夏奇拉和伯纳·博伊将在开幕式上表演2026年国际足联世界杯官方主题曲《Dai Dai》。
据国际足联介绍，这场开幕式将于当地时间上午11:30（美国东部时间下午1:30）开始，届时还将有多位艺人登台演出，他们均来自国际足联世界杯首张官方专辑的参演阵容，其中包括亚历杭德罗·费尔南德斯、贝琳达、丹尼·奥坎、J·巴尔文、莉拉·唐斯、洛斯·安赫莱斯·阿苏莱斯、马纳和蒂拉。
周五多伦多将迎来东道主加拿大对阵波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那的比赛，赛事举办地是经过翻新改造的BMO球场。该球场此前已将座位从2.8万个扩建至4.5万个，以满足世界杯观赛需求。
开赛前90分钟，也就是美国东部时间下午1:30，“北方之地”加拿大将举办开幕式，艾伦妮丝·莫莉塞特、阿莱西娅·卡拉、杰西·雷耶斯、迈克尔·布雷等艺人将献上表演。
美国的开幕式也将于周五举行，届时美国男子国家队将在2026年世界杯小组赛中对阵巴拉圭。洛杉矶的庆祝活动将于当地时间下午4:30（美国东部时间晚上7:30）开始，凯蒂·佩里、Future、安妮塔、LISA、瑞玛和蒂拉将作为压轴表演者登场。
“本次艺人阵容体现了美国的文化多样性及其多元族群的活力，彰显了该国在音乐、娱乐和流行文化领域的深厚影响力，同时展现了音乐凝聚全国民众的力量，”国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺说道。
首场A组世界杯比赛复刻2010年对决
6月11日周四开幕式结束后，墨西哥与南非将在当地时间下午2点（美国东部时间下午3点）展开对决。
这场对决让人恍若昨日重现——2010年南非世界杯期间，两国也曾在6月11日同场竞技，当时双方1-1握手言和。此番墨西哥国家队坐拥主场之利，将占据优势。
周四当地时间晚上9点（美国东部时间晚上11点）还将打响另一场A组赛事，韩国将对阵捷克，比赛地点位于墨西哥瓜达拉哈拉附近萨波潘的阿克隆体育场。
周五，加拿大与波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那将在美国东部时间下午3点开赛，打响B组首场比赛。这将是加拿大首次在本土举办世界杯赛事。
洛杉矶索菲体育场将在美国当地时间下午6点（美国东部时间晚上9点）迎来美国对阵巴拉圭的比赛。美国男足上一次在本土举办世界杯赛事还要追溯到1994年7月4日，当时他们在16强赛中1-0不敌最终冠军巴西队。
耐克表示，美国队将身着灵感源自往届球衣的全新主场战袍，其中融入了32年前那款球衣的条纹元素。
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美国加强2026年世界杯安保措施
美国联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔本周早些时候宣布，该局已向亚特兰大、波士顿、达拉斯、休斯顿、堪萨斯城、洛杉矶、迈阿密、纽约、新泽西、费城、旧金山湾区和西雅图部署战术小队，以应对这些城市将迎来的史无前例的大量足球爱好者。
帕特尔表示，这支危机应对专家小队将“协助开展保护球员、球迷和访客的海量安保工作”。据哥伦比亚广播公司波士顿站报道，前往马萨诸塞州福克斯堡吉列体育场观赛的球迷可能需要提前一个多小时到场接受安检。
美国联邦调查局亚特兰大分局特别探员主管马洛·格雷厄姆告诉哥伦比亚广播公司亚特兰大站，筹备男子世界杯赛事与其他大型活动并无二致，唯一的不同之处在于本届赛事将持续39天。
“早在赛事开始前数月，我们的战术小队就已与其他机构的战术小队开展联合演练，”格雷厄姆说道。
美国移民及海关执法局人员也将参与世界杯安保工作。白宫边境事务专员汤姆·霍曼上周告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，移民及海关执法局的“首要任务”是国家安全，而非移民执法。
本届世界杯举办之际，特朗普政府已开展了一年多的美国入境收紧行动，引发了人们担忧赛事可能受此影响的疑虑。
美国海关和边境保护局周一发表声明称，一名原本有望执法世界杯赛事的索马里籍裁判已于上周被禁止入境美国，理由是“审查担忧”。国际足联发言人证实奥马尔·阿卜杜勒卡迪尔·阿尔坦被拒绝入境美国，但官员未披露具体原因。
2026年世界杯场馆内可携带物品须知
国际足联场馆行为准则规定，非透明包袋和危险物品严禁带入世界杯赛场，其中包括武器、护具、头盔、雨伞、婴儿车和座椅等。
该组织最初还禁止携带“瓶子、杯子、罐子、易拉罐或其他任何可能被投掷或造成伤害的带盖密封容器”，以及带有品牌标识的水瓶。但由于赛事正值盛夏，极端高温已成为健康和安全隐患，国际足联因 reusable 水瓶禁令遭到了球迷的强烈反对。
“接下来是不是要禁止防晒霜，强迫球迷在场馆内购买？”英国球迷团体“自由雄狮”在X平台上写道，“球迷们自然而然地认为，这不过是又一次敛财之举。”
国际足联2026年世界杯首席运营官海莫·希尔吉随后在社交媒体上澄清，美国和加拿大场馆的每名观众可携带一个柔软、塑料材质、一次性且原厂密封的水瓶，容量不超过20盎司。硬质可重复使用水瓶仍属违禁物品。
据美联社报道，世界杯场馆内售卖的包括水、汽水和果汁在内的饮品，均由国际足联长期赞助商可口可乐独家供应。
尽管票价“离谱”，球迷仍热情高涨
本届世界杯将在16座球场举办，更多球迷有望亲临现场观赛——前提是他们能负担得起一名球迷口中“绝对离谱”的票价。
“观赛票价高得离谱，简直令人窒息，”美国球迷团体“美国暴徒”芝加哥分会主席菲尔·拉巴斯说道，该团体全美共有3万名球迷成员。
世界杯小组赛阶段的票价已飙升至数百美元，部分场次甚至高达数千美元。拉巴斯告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，他过去四年几乎场场美国国家队赛事都到场观赛，但此次本土举办的世界杯让“美国暴徒”成员只能挤在最高层看台。
“我们坐在300区，也就是角落的上层看台……这简直是一场闹剧，”他说道。
尽管拉巴斯和其他“美国暴徒”成员的观赛位置比预想中更远，但他们表示已准备好迎接这场挑战。
“只要镜头扫过，你们就能听到我们的歌声、看到我们的身影，我们一定会到场支持，”拉巴斯说道。
2026年世界杯值得关注的球队
2026年世界杯预计将成为史上规模最大的博彩赛事之一，投注者正密切关注有望从小组赛突围的热门球队。
曾准确预测过往三届世界杯冠军的德国经济学家约阿希姆·克莱门特告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻记者拉米·伊诺森西奥，他心中2026年的冠军候选球队有些出人意料：荷兰队。
克莱门特表示，他将这支小国球队排在体育博彩公司热门的法国、西班牙、英格兰和巴西队之前，因为荷兰属于“持续表现出色的球队”之列。荷兰队曾三次杀入世界杯决赛，分别是1974年、1978年和2010年。
“我认为这支球队没有像阿根廷梅西那样的超级球星，但队内每名球员的竞技水平都非常均衡，几乎没有明显的短板，”他说道，“其次，他们的防守非常出色。足球领域有句老话：进攻赢得比赛，防守赢得冠军，这句话在足球场上比其他大多数运动都更适用。”
至于美国队，克莱门特表示有好消息也有坏消息。
美国队被分在D组，好消息是美国男足与巴拉圭、澳大利亚和土耳其实力相当，这让美国队有机会从小组出线，甚至有望至少杀入四分之一决赛，他说道。但坏消息是，足球并非美国最受欢迎的运动。
“美国有太多体育运动在争夺人才储备，足球并不是美国占据主导地位的最重要运动，”克莱门特说道，“而无论你去欧洲还是拉丁美洲的任何地方，足球都是当之无愧的第一运动，其他项目都只能排在后面。”
尽管足球在美国的受欢迎程度排名靠后，Bookies.com预测美国人将通过在线体育博彩为世界杯赛事投注31亿美元。这一数字较2022年的18亿美元有所增长，哥伦比亚广播公司新闻此前曾报道。据该在线体育博彩网站的预测，Kalshi和Polymarket等预测市场的投注额预计将再达24亿美元。
玛丽·坎宁安和妮可·巴尔德斯为本报道撰稿。
2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off with Shakira at 1st of 3 opening ceremonies
June 11, 2026 / 5:01 AM EDT / CBS News
The biggest World Cup tournament in history has arrived in North America, and soccer fans across the globe are buzzing with excitement for the opening matches and star-studded ceremonies on Thursday and Friday.
From Mexico City to New York to Toronto, millions of spectators draped in their country’s colors will gather to watch 48 national soccer teams compete at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. It’s the first time the tournament will use the newly expanded field, up from the previous 32-team format that had been in place since 1998.
It’s also the first time three nations are hosting one of the world’s most-watched sporting events.
2026 World Cup opening ceremonies
With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.
Before the Group A match between Mexico and South Africa kicks off Thursday at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Shakira and Burna Boy will perform “Dai Dai,” the official song of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, at the opening ceremony.
The show will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. ET) and will include other musical artists featured in the FIFA World Cup’s first-ever album, including Alejandro Fernández, Belinda, Danny Ocean, J Balvin, Lila Downs, Los Ángeles Azules, Maná and Tyla, according to FIFA.
Fans of Mexico and South Africa pose for a photo outside the stadium on June 6, 2026, days before the inaugural match of the FIFA 2026 World Cup at Mexico City Stadium. Jaime Lopez / Jam Media / Getty Images
In Toronto on Friday, host Canada welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina at the freshly transformed BMO Field. The stadium said it expanded from 28,000 seats to 45,000 in preparation for the World Cup crowd.
Ninety minutes before kick-off time, at 1:30 p.m. ET, the Great White North will host an opening ceremony with Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez, Michael Bublé and other performers.
The United States’ opening ceremony will also take place on Friday as the U.S. Men’s National Team faces Paraguay in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup. Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla will headline the celebrations in Los Angeles set for 4:30 p.m. local time (7:30 p.m. ET).
“The lineup of artists reflects the cultural diversity of the United States and the vibrancy of its many diasporas, highlighting the nation’s rich influence on music, entertainment and pop culture, while showcasing the power of music to bring people together across the country,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said.
1st Group A World Cup match is a 2010 repeat
Following the opening ceremony on Thursday, June 11, Mexico and South Africa will face off at 2 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET).
The matchup feels like déjà vu, as the two nations also faced each other on June 11 when South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They drew 1-1. This time, the Mexican national team will have the advantage of playing at its home stadium.
Another Group A match taking place Thursday at 9 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) will be between South Korea and Czechia at Akron Stadium in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico.
On Friday, Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina will kick off at 3 p.m. ET in the first Group B match. It will be Canada’s first World Cup match at home.
At SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, the United States’ match against Paraguay is set for 6 p.m. local time (9 p.m. ET). The last time the U.S. Men’s National Team played a World Cup match at home was on July 4, 1994, when they lost 1-0 in the Round of 16 against eventual champion Brazil.
The Americans will play in brand-new kits that were inspired by past jerseys, including the stripes from 32 years ago, Nike said.
U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team forward Christian Pulisic (10) during a match against Senegal on May 31, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
You can follow World Cup news and highlights throughout the tournament at CBSSports.com.
U.S. steps up security for 2026 World Cup
The FBI has mobilized tactical teams to Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle as the cities welcome an unprecedented number of soccer lovers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced earlier this week.
The team of crisis response experts will “help support the massive security work involved in protecting players, fans, and visitors,” Patel said. Fans who are attending the matches in person at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, may need to arrive more than an hour early to get through security, CBS Boston reported.
Marlo Graham, the special agent in charge of the FBI Atlanta field office, told CBS Atlanta that preparing for the men’s World Cup is no different from other large-scale events. The only difference is that the tournament spans 39 days.
“Our tactical teams have been practicing commingled with other tactical teams from other agencies for months leading up to this,” Graham said.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will also play a role in security at the World Cup. White House border czar Tom Homan told CBS News last week that ICE’s “primary focus” will be national security, not immigration enforcement.
The tournament follows a more-than-yearlong effort by the Trump administration to tighten entry into the U.S., sparking worries that the games could be impacted.
A Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup was barred from entering the U.S. over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Monday, citing “vetting concerns.” A FIFA spokesperson confirmed that Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the U.S., but officials didn’t disclose the reason.
What can you bring into the 2026 World Cup stadiums?
FIFA’s stadium code of conduct states that nontransparent bags and hazardous items, including weapons, body protection gear, helmets, umbrellas, strollers and chairs, are not permitted inside the World Cup matches.
The organization initially also banned “bottles, cups, jars, cans or any other form of closed or capped receptacle that may be thrown or cause injury,” as well as branded water bottles. But as matches are taking place in the middle of summer, extreme heat has become a health and safety concern, and FIFA received some backlash from fans over the reusable water bottles rule.
“What next? Suncream banned and fans forced to buy it in stadiums?” the Free Lions, a group of English soccer fans, wrote on X. “Naturally, the immediate thought from supporters is this is just the latest money-grab.”
FIFA World Cup 2026 Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi later clarified on social media that one soft, plastic, disposable, factory-sealed water bottle up to 20 ounces will be permitted per spectator at stadiums in the U.S. and Canada. Hard reusable water bottles are still not allowed.
Beverages including water, sodas and juices sold at World Cup stadiums are supplied exclusively by long-time FIFA sponsor Coca-Cola, The Associated Press reported.
World Cup fans excited despite “egregious” ticket prices
With matches being played in 16 stadiums, more fans will get to see the action in person — if they can afford what one fan called “absolutely egregious” ticket prices.
“It’s an absolutely punishing number with regards to the ticket prices to get into a game,” said Phil Labas, the captain of the Chicago chapter of the American Outlaws, a group of 30,000 soccer fans across the U.S.
Ticket prices for the group stages of the World Cup have soared into the hundreds and even thousands of dollars for some matches. Labas told CBS News he’s been to nearly every U.S. Soccer event in the last four years, but this year’s World Cup on home soil has pushed the Outlaws to the nosebleeds.
“We’re in the 300 section. We are upper deck in a corner … It’s an absolute travesty,” he said.
While Labas and the other American Outlaws will be farther away from the action than they would like, they said they’re up for the challenge.
“You’ll hear us, you’ll see us if they pan up, but we will absolutely be there,” Labas said.
Teams to watch in the 2026 World Cup
With the 2026 World Cup expected to become one of the biggest gambling events of all time, bettors are keeping a close eye on favorites to make it out of the group stages.
German economist Joachim Klement, who has predicted the past three World Cup winners, told CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio that his 2026 pick is a somewhat unlikely team: the Netherlands.
Klement said he put the small country above sportsbooks’ favorites like France, Spain, England and Brazil because the Netherlands is among “teams that are constant outperformers.” The Netherlands has reached the FIFA World Cup final three times, in 1974, 1978 and 2010.
“I think they have a team that doesn’t have real stars, like Messi for Argentina, but they are a team that is very, very leveled in the performance of every one of the players in the team. So there’s no real weak spot,” he said. “The second thing is they have a really good defense, and in soccer more so than in most other sports, is the saying that offense wins matches, defense wins tournaments.”
As for the U.S., Klement said there is good news and bad news.
With the Americans in Group D, the good news is that the USMNT is evenly matched with Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, giving the U.S. a chance to make it out of the group stage and possibly be set up for a run to at least the quarterfinals, he said. However, the bad news is that soccer just isn’t America’s favorite pastime.
“The U.S. has so many sports that compete for the talent pool that it isn’t really the dominating, most important sport in the U.S.,” Klement said. “While if you go anywhere in Europe or Latin America, it’s soccer and then there’s the rest.”
Despite soccer’s popularity ranking, Bookies.com predicts Americans will wager $3.1 billion on World Cup games through online sports betting. That’s up from $1.8 billion in 2022, CBS News previously reported. Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are projected to handle another $2.4 billion in bets, according to the forecast from the online sports betting site.
Mary Cunningham and Nicole Valdes contributed to this report.