00:18The FIFA World Cup 2026 is no longer just a tournament.
00:23It is an expansion of scale and ambition.
00:28From 32 teams to 48 national sides, the World Cup now stretches across three countries
00:35and 16 cities.
00:37The United States, Mexico, Canada, a continent transformed into a single stadium.
00:53Before the stadiums, before the celebrations, comes the long road of qualification.
00:59Hundreds of nations began this journey across continents, Europe's UEFA qualifiers, South
01:06America's conmeable battles, Africa's rising football nations, Asia's tactical grind and
01:12CONCACAF's regional fight across North America.
01:15Only 48 survive, the rest watch from home.
01:28Sixteen cities, three countries, one unified stage from Los Angeles to New York, from Toronto
01:36to Vancouver, from Mexico City to Monterey.
01:39Each stadium is being reshaped for a global audience.
01:43Thus, MetLife prepares for the final.
01:46SoFi embraces the future.
01:48Azteca carries legacy.
01:51And across the continent, countdown clocks never stop ticking.
02:04And in Houston, the transformation is already visible.
02:08Inside Houston Stadium, formerly NRG Stadium, the pitch is being rebuilt from the ground up.
02:16Sand is layered across the field.
02:19Machines shape the surface.
02:21Workers move through empty stands that will soon echo with global noise.
02:27Seven World Cup matches will be played here.
02:30But today, it is still under construction.
02:36I'll start by saying we are one month from the start of the FIFA World Cup.
02:39That's why we are here today.
02:41In just 31 days on June 11th, the first of 104 matches will be played in Mexico City.
02:46In just 34 days, we will hold our first match right here in Houston as Germany.
02:52The four-time World Cup champions will play Curaçao, who are making their World Cup debut.
02:56As the event approaches and excitement builds, we're here to report that Houston is ready.
03:02The message is clear.
03:05The World Cup begins not just in one place, but across an entire continent.
03:19Houston is not new to global sport.
03:22Since 2004, it has hosted more major sporting events than any other North American city.
03:29It is a place where infrastructure meets identity, where highways become arteries of movement and
03:37stadiums become cultural landmarks.
03:40It's no secret that Houston is a sports city.
03:43And since 2004, this city has hosted more major sporting events than any other city in North America.
03:49And that solidifies Houston and Harris County's role as a world-class destination for sports,
03:56welcoming fans and visitors from around the globe.
03:59That reputation now scales to a global level.
04:12Beyond the stadiums, the World Cup is already moving through diplomacy, politics and global
04:19presentation.
04:21From FIFA leadership meetings, to trophy unveilings, to host nation coordination across capitals,
04:28the tournament has already begun off the pitch.
04:40Across the continent, clocks are ticking, 99 days, 100 days.
04:47The countdown is not symbolic anymore.
04:49It is physical, visible in every city, on every screen, at every stadium gate.
05:05And in Houston, everything converges, a stadium almost complete, a city fully mobilized, a world
05:14arriving fast.
05:15Because this is no longer preparation.
05:18This is arrival.
05:19The biggest World Cup in history is encouraging,âte rijbej,ing.
05:23The biggest World Cup in history is no more coming, it is already underway.
05:26It is creating a symbol of history.
05:27From the World Cup Gruenheim in the World Cup Cruel.
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