06/12/2026
The World Cup belongs to North America today.
Mexico already got the 2026 tournament moving with a 2-0 win over South Africa.
Now it’s Canada and the United States’ turn.
Canada plays Bosnia-Herzegovina this afternoon in Toronto.
The U.S. plays Paraguay tonight in Los Angeles.
That’s a pretty wild sentence when you stop and think about it.
For years, the 2026 World Cup felt like something way off in the distance. A future tournament. A future summer. A future version of soccer in this part of the world.
Now it’s here.
The games are real.
The points matter.
The nerves are probably awful.
And this is the part of the World Cup I love most: the first few days, before anything is settled.
Before the group tables make sense.
Before the favorites separate.
Before the first underdog story takes over.
Before one missed chance gets replayed for the next decade.
Everyone still has a version of the tournament in their head where it all goes right.
Canada gets that chance today.
The U.S. gets that chance tonight.
For a few hours, it’s all possibility.
That never lasts long in a World Cup, which is exactly why it’s so good.
Who are you watching today, Canada or the U.S.?