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Mexico and South Africa kick off first 48-team football World Cup

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The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City will host the opening match of the 2026 World Cup between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa. © Carl DE SOUZA / AFP

Mexico and South Africa will launch the first 48-team football World Cup on Thursday with a game at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

Over the next five weeks and five days in the United States, Mexico and Canada, 104 matches will be played in the planet's most prestigious international team tournament, organised by the world game's governing body Fifa.

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