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New openings, festivals and cultural moments that deserve the spotlight in 2026
Simon Kuper World Cup Fever A footballing journey in nine tournaments 352pp. Profile. £20. Jonathan Wilson The Power and the Glory A new history of the World Cup 608pp. Abacus. £25. In 1994, a column
JOHN DUERDEN Asia Finalists…Jordan players celebrate after beating ...
1 SCOTLAND Sione Fukofuka and Ioan Cunningham, who ...
Jamie Evans picks out the sides that will be on World Soccer’ s radar for the rest of the season
Had qualification for the World Cup been decided by population, Spain would only just have made it for the past seven tournaments. Ranked 31st by that metric, they lag behind Myanmar, Sudan and Colomb