While You Were Asleep: In a primary, 3 international locations to host 2026 FIFA World Cup, West Indies pacers rattle Bangladesh
First time ever, the FIFA World Cup might be hosted by three completely different international locations, and it’ll function 48 groups. Matches for the 2026 World Cup might be held in 11 US cities and three host websites in Mexico and two in Canada, the sport’s world governing physique, introduced FIFA.
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The 16 host cities might be Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.
“We congratulate the 16 FIFA World Cup Host Cities on their outstanding commitment and passion,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino was quoted as saying within the press launch.
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It would be the second time the US will host the World Cup after 1994, and a report third time for Mexico, which additionally hosted in 1970 and 1986. It would be the first time a males’s World Cup match has been held in Canada, although the nation did host the Women’s World Cup in 2015.
“Today is a historic day — for everyone in those cities and states, for FIFA, for Canada, the USA and Mexico who will put on the greatest show on Earth. We look forward to working together with them to deliver what will be an unprecedented FIFA World Cup and a game-changer as we strive to make football truly global.”
The 2026 match is predicted to smash World Cup attendance data, which peaked at 3.6 million when it was held within the United States in 1994.
West Indies on prime after Day 1
The tempo quartet of West Indies Kemar Roach (2/2), Jayden Sales (3/33), Alzarri Joseph (3/33) and Kyle Mayers (2/10) rattled Bangladesh’s prime order because the visiting crew had been bowled out for a paltry 103 run on the opening day of the primary Test of the two-match collection at Antigua.
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After being put in to bat, the Bangladesh crew reeling at 76 for six at lunch, the hosts will start day two at 95/2, simply eight runs shy of Bangladesh’s first innings complete.
With six geese of their innings, Bangladesh now has three of the seven Test innings with the dreaded half-dozen of noughts, crumbling to 103 all out and once more failing to barter opposition new ball threats.
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Mahmudul Hasan Joy fell first ball poking at a Kemar Roach supply, with Najmul Hossain Shanto cleaned up with out scoring by a seaming supply within the fast’s subsequent over.
Mominul Haque’s horror run continued, edging to second slip, whereas Nurul Hasan was dismissed lbw not providing a shot. Mustafizur Rahman and Khaled Ahmed additionally failed so as to add to the tally.
Bowled out inside 33 overs, the collapse joins 4 different events the aspect have been bundled out inside two periods through the present World Test Championship cycle in a worrying pattern.
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Tamim Iqbal (29) was strangled down the leg-side, and Shakib Al Hasan (51) ran out of companions.
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