Our humble blue planet came into being with the Big Bang — the sudden expansion of the universe outwards. Now, according to astrophysicists and cosmologists, Earth and all of its celestial siblings will likely be swallowed back into the super-small ...

The FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule is finally out as the first-ever 48-team edition takes shape. With matches spread across the USA, Mexico, and Canada, the tournament promises the biggest global spectacle football has ever seen.

The tournament unfolds from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The opening match is scheduled for June 11, 2026, at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, with the final held July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

FIFA announced the start times for the tournament’s 104 matches on Saturday, a day after the draw for the expanded 48-nation tournament. The kickoff time allows for prime-time viewing in Europe, where it will be 9 p.m., and Britain, where it will be 8 p.m.

At the FIFA World Cup Draw at the Kennedy Center, the U.S. learned two out of three of its opponents for the group stage

Physicist Heinz von Foerster predicted back in 1960 that the world would end in 2026. von Foerster stated in his prediction that the world would ultimately end because of "infinite" over-population. At the beginning of 2025, the symbolic Doomsday Clock' ticked another second closer to destruction.