Tag: Environment
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Dispatch from Los Angeles: Good riddance, FIFA!
By: NOlympics LA (originally published here) Great news, y’all. FIFA is OUTTA HERE. SoFi Stadium hosted its final 2026 World Cup game on Friday July 10th. The next morning, we went to the JW Marriott in Downtown LA where many FIFA officials and staff were staying to let them know that they’re not welcome back. “FIFA, FIFA,…
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Vancouver’s Pivot Legal Society 3rd blog post: The Mega Event in an Era of Extreme Heat and Climatic Crisis
*republished with permission from Pivot Legal Society On Tuesday June 24, 2026, as Canada and Switzerland faced off at BC Place, the outdoor temperature in Vancouver reached 27.7°C. It was the warmest June 24 in Vancouver in more than a century. That same day, a total of 21 communities across British Columbia reached or surpassed all-time daily…
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Mexico City: Living in a Marginalized Space During the 2026 FIFA World Cup
by Jair Coronado Rosales Mega-events such as the FIFA World Cup are unique phenomena in the history of certain countries, as well as certain cities. These scenarios open up opportunities for various transformations, particularly in relation to the urban environment and its infrastructure (Klinenberg, 2021; La Duke and Cowen, 2020). However, there are also transformations…
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Sunrise Movement: KC Against the World Cup
By: Sunrise Movement KC Why this zine: Sunrise Movement KC began the zine series because local officials have framed the World Cup as “next big thing” for Kansas City: hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But as city leaders continue to celebrate the tournament as a source of prestige, development, and economic opportunity, we see the…
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WCW Contributor Monika Streule on Environment and Resource Struggles in Mexico
How is the 2026 World Cup reigniting conflicts over land, water, and urban development in Mexico’s host cities — Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara? In this article for Play the Game, Monika Streule traces how the tournament intersects with long-standing struggles over housing, environmental protection, and access to urban commons. Bringing these stories together, the piece…
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Fora, FIFA! Intro to the 2026WCW Collective
Welcome to 2026 World Cup Watch! We are a collaborative effort to build knowledge, connection, and solidarity across communities living with and resisting the harmful impacts of FIFA World Cup 2026 (FWC26) in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. We’ve come together at a time of growing public outrage at FIFA and the World Cup.…