{"id":217466,"date":"2026-06-10T16:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/?page_id=217466"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:28:15","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/sports-and-wellness\/sports-events\/fifa-world-cup-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft FIFA World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"217466\" class=\"elementor elementor-217466\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-925db47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"925db47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a7d82\" data-id=\"78a7d82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8023841 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8023841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIFA World Cup 2026<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c36b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c36b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"countdown-section_countdownLeftCol__S3qzD\"><div class=\"countdown-section_countdownDescription__yKcHF d-none d-lg-flex\"><h5 class=\"countdown-section_subtitle__R8XK+\"><strong>12 June &#8211; 20 July 2026 (HKT)<\/strong><\/h5><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5edcf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5edcf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47bcc55\" data-id=\"47bcc55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824538d wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"824538d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716f144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"716f144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3a799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f3a799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The FIFA World Cup 2026 is the biggest tournament in football history. Co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, it runs from 12 June to 20 July 2026, Hong Kong time. For the first time, the expanded format will feature 48 teams from around the world competing for the title. The opening match was Mexico versus South Africa on 12 June (HKT). 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