World Cup 2026 group stage format is changed

 The World Cup group stage format for 2026 was changed to 12 groups of four teams from 16 groups of three teams by FIFA’s Council on Tuesday, increasing the total to 104 matches from 64 in the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

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"Earth Beast"an Olmec statue, is returned to Mexico from the United States

The United States returned to Mexico a giant stone statue known as the "Earth Beast", dating back to the pre-Christian Olmec civilization, according to what the Mexican authorities announced.

A message from the Mexican drug cartel after the kidnapping of four Americans

 A message from the Mexican drug cartel after the kidnapping of four Americans and the murder of two of them

 

The archaeological discovery proves that the Mayans were the first people to play football

Researchers and archaeologists have found a stone tablet in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, inscribed with drawings of figures playing what looks like current football.