A country at war with the host nation. An Ebola outbreak threatening a qualifying team. A cartel killing two hours from a World Cup stadium. A billion people with no broadcaster. And the host president publicly fighting the man running FIFA. The 2026 World Cup hasn’t kicked off yet. This is just the build-up. We break down every crisis happening simultaneously before the biggest sporting event in history begins — Iran training in Mexico, Congo’s Ebola crisis, cartel violence in Guadalajara, the India broadcast blackout, the ticket price war between Trump and Infantino, and the climate emergency nobody is talking about. Six crises. One tournament. Everything explained.
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So much going on behind the scene. Fans should be carefully secured