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Starting in a 3-0 win over Chile for Brazil at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, the winger then headed north to Bolivia where the five-time World Cup winners lost 1-0.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The entire project is expected to be completed by 2030, but the stadium renovations are scheduled to be finished by 2026, in time to host a group stage of the Women’s Baseball World Cup.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The tournament is the first ever World Cup to be played in three different countries, with the US, Canada and Mexico all hosting games, and will also be the largest edition ever, with 48 teams competing to lift the famous trophy.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The entire project is expected to be completed by 2030, but the stadium renovations are scheduled to be finished by 2026, in time to host a group stage of the Women’s Baseball World Cup.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The tournament is the first ever World Cup to be played in three different countries, with the US, Canada and Mexico all hosting games, and will also be the largest edition ever, with 48 teams competing to lift the famous trophy.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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“World Cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Cup. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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