The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been a scandal ridden nightmare so far, if you can believe that. On this episode, Adam and Ethan discuss the US border policies that made it impossible for some people to attend, the tortured existence of Team England at their Kansas City practice base, a governor in Mexico who responded to criticism about how his state prepared for the games by going into “party mode” and turning his phone off for a month, and a whole bunch of other wild controversies from this year’s Copa Mundial!
Reference Links:
Did the World Cup Save Greenland (For Now)?
https://apnews.com/article/germany-boycott-world-cup-trump-6c27c98a5ebb312f5c9cc62316bc7dd6
Surprise! US Border Policy Has Been An Issue…
…Especially For Iran
https://apnews.com/article/iran-world-cup-travel-20af86f0da8c29dd088ecdf4d2313b2e
Also, Guess Which Two Teams Will Be Competing In Seattle’s Official “Pride Match”?
No Preguntas En Espanol, Por Favor
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fifa-expands-world-cup-press-000016790.html
There Was Almost a Strike at Sofi Over ICE Activity
United States Training Bases Have Been Unmitigated Chaos
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/swiss-world-cup-stars-put-150200651.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-wasn-t-copperhead-germany-173120366.html
https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/nine-injured-shooting-near-englands-world-cup-base-camp-2026-06-07/
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/13/england-world-cup-boots-stolen-before-first-training-session-in-kansas-city
Meanwhile In Mexico
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/americas/mexico-world-cup-security-latam-intl
https://www.elimparcial.com/mexico/2026/06/06/monterrey-escondio-colonias-populares-durante-el-mundial-2026-con-lonas-y-cercos-esto-es-lo-que-oculta-el-gobierno-de-samuel-garcia/
https://www.elimparcial.com/mexico/2026/06/07/samuel-garcia-se-declara-en-modo-party-a-cinco-dias-del-mundial-2026-en-nuevo-leon-y-genera-criticas-por-pedir-pausa-a-los-problemas-del-estado/
EXTRA TIME
Of Course There Were Forced Labor Concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/11/fifa-accused-blocking-labour-inspection-azteca-stadium-2026-world-cuphttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022
VIP Boxes at Azteca Stadium
https://expansion.mx/empresas/2026/05/15/conflicto-palcos-estadio-azteca-mundial-2026
https://latinus.us/deportes/futbol-internacional/2026/6/9/estadio-azteca-duenos-palcos-reves-alimentos-bebidas-mundial-2026-175678.html
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