The wait is officially over. The FIFA World Cup has arrived. For the first time ever, three nationsthe United States, Mexico, and Canada are co-hosting the tournament. It is also the largest FIFA World Cup in history, expanding to a 48-team field. Squads from around the world have arrived in North America with one ultimate goal: capturing the iconic World Cup trophy. Here's the latest look at some of the most notable news surrounding the World Cup. Tyler Adams, United States' midfielder, is a fan of the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. The Knicks are in the NBA Finals, on the eve of the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, so members of the United States' squad gathered together to watch what turned out to be the largest NBA Finals comeback in history, with the Knicks coming out on top. When New York won, the room erupted, with Adams especially going wild. And we know this because the reaction was caught on camera in the moment. That couch is destroyed, but at least no one watching the game ended up as damaged as it did after Adams went climbing and kicking all over it! If the United States ends up having a major comeback or win in the World Cup, maybe keep the players away from any obstacles like that, though. Just to be safe. Morocco replaced two injured players in its World Cup squad ahead of an opening game against Brazil, including star winger Abde Ezzalzouli. FIFA confirmed late Wednesday that former Barcelona player Ezzalzouli and Marseille defender Nayef Aguerd were withdrawn from the Morocco squad for the tournament. Ezzalzouli helped Real Betis qualify for next season's Champions League and was a potential breakout star at the World Cup. Aguerd was a cornerstone of Moroccos historic semifinals team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. They were replaced by Amine Sbai of French club Angers and Marwane Saadane, who plays in Saudi Arabia for Al Fateh. Morocco opens against Brazil on Saturday at MetLife Stadium near New York, then plays Scotland on June 19 near Boston and finishes Group C against Haiti on June 24 in Atlanta. Ezzalzouli injured his right knee in a warmup game against Norway last weekend, though initial tests suggested he could be retained in coach Mohamed Ouahbi's squad to play in the knockout rounds. The last time Dejan Ljubicic played for Austria was nearly three years ago. Now a teammate's injury has given him a surprise comeback at the World Cup. Austria coach Ralf Rangnick called up Ljubicic late Wednesday to replace key midfielder Christoph Baumgartner, who injured his right thigh while warming up for a pre-World Cup friendly against Tunisia last week and needed surgery. Ljubicic is set to join Austria at the team camp in Santa Barbara on Thursday, ahead of the team's first game on Tuesday against Jordan. Austria also plays Argentina and Algeria in Group J. He's more of a defensive midfield option than Baumgartner, who scored 17 goals in all competitions for Leipzig in Germany last season and has remained in camp to support the team. Ljubicic also plays in Germany on the Schalke team which secured promotion from the second division last month. Ljubicic has nine games for Austria but none at a major tournament. His last appearance was in a friendly against Moldova in September 2023 and he wasn't in the squad for any World Cup qualifiers. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown will always speak his mind. So when he dropped a cryptic Tweet on Thursday morning, some fans took it as a reaction to what's been swirling around him this summer: trade rumors.Since the C's exited the first round of the playoffs in disappointing fashion following a Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, social media has been fraught with reports (which seem to change by the day) that Boston might be interested in trading for Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Landing the two-time MVP would presumably force the Celtics to deal one of their franchise cornerstones, with many online commentators offering up Brown the longest-tenured player for the Green Team. With this context in mind and a recent report from NBA pundit Bill Simmons claiming the Celtics are still "in on Giannis," Brown's latest Tweet might not be coincidental."The neighbors rice always smells better," Brown posted.For those unfamiliar, this Cantonese idiom is a way of saying "the grass isn't always greener on the other side." The origin of this is important, as Brown has been traveling around China this past week and one could argue he's just sharing a new expression he learned.However, the timing of his post can't be ignored. Many high-profile NBA accounts boosted Simmons' intel a few hours prior to Brown's Tweet. If Brown saw those posts, perhaps his Tweet was an indirect response arguing that a trade isn't in the Celtics' best interests.Regardless of what Brown meant, the five-time All-Star and his star teammate, forward Jayson Tatum, are the core of the Celtics. Whether Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens opts to keep the dynamic duo together this summer remains to be seen, but it's worth noting that both stars are still under contract and haven't asked out of Boston.Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on:Blue Wire:https://tiny.ee/CdKpiTunes:https://tiny.ee/RK47YouTube:https://tiny.ee/cOW3This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Jaylen Brown drops cryptic post amid offseason trade rumors

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World Cups seemed so much more special when I was a kid. The main reason, just like us boring old farts saying the FA Cup isnt like it used to be, is due to one thing. TV coverage. When I was a boy, there were only two live football matches on the telly: The FA Cup Final and England versus Scotland in the now-defunct Home Championships.One year Wembley, the next Hampden Park, but this is where this English lad got a soft spot for Scotland. It wasnt the Tartan Army taking over London when they beat the Auld Enemy at Wembley in 1977 and then flooded on to the hallowed turf and jumped on and snapped the goalposts.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayIt was the following year, when I was 11, and Allys Army had just been released north of the border.Id lived through two World Cups, being just three when, as holders, England were knocked out by West Germany after Gordon Banks had a case of Montezumas revenge.It was at the age of seven when Franz Beckenbauer lifted the new World Cup trophy at his home stadium in Munich.However, even then, football hadnt grabbed me yet.Instead, it was 1978 that got me for good and we could watch it all.By then, I was football mad, as most boys of my age were.Id seen my team in the old second division and had just been promoted back to the first, and I was ready for lots of live football on the TV from a country I knew very little about apart from a hit song from a musical that I really wasnt bothered with apologies, Messrs Rice and Lloyd Webber; I learnt to love it later.Scotland were the only home nation team to qualify for the World Cup Finals again, and according to most people, they were out there to win it.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSHere's how it feels as a Spurs fan watching Arsenal glory while we bid for survival - Paul CoyteNewcastle's first trophy in 70 years? Paul Coyte and Clive Allen share weekend football predictionsPremier League preview: Paul Coyte & Clive Allen share their weekend predictionsThe hype was incredible, and it was around that time that I fell in love with a pair of football boots.The Adidas World Cup 78s. Beautiful leather with a design on the sole never seen before.They were 32.99 at Ted Ditchburn Sports on South Street, Romford, and were things of beauty along with the revolutionary Tango Adidas football.Id love to say at this point that I managed to save up for years or that a kindly footballing benefactor took pity and purchased them for me, but unfortunately, I never and still havent owned a pair of those boots and the ball. Maybe one day. I had the Panini sticker book with all my swaps in one of my grandads Old Holborn tins and even bought the World Cup BBC Theme tune, called Argentine Melody, ironically written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.The hype around Scotland was immense, and Allys Army went "off to the Argentine" and, to cut a long story short, it didnt go too well.Scotland didnt win the World Cup or even shake em up", to be fair. 3-1 loss to Peru, 1-1 with Iran and then an amazing win against the Dutch, where Archie Gemmill scored one of the great World Cup goals. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late, and even before I got to put my Danny McGrain sticker in the album, Scotland were out.The bizarre thing for me is that I remember every result from these Scotland games.It's remarkably different when it comes to England. With Italia 90 as an exception, I can hardly remember anything from England's World Cup campaigns. Maybe I chose to forget, 60 years of hurt and all that, but 1978 is still very special to me.And it even provided Spurs with the legendary Argentine duo Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, so whats not to like.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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