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Manoel Vasudevan is the founder and editor of Billion Dollar Sport, which he launched to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He grew up playing football for a local club in Chennai and has followed the game closely ever since. He approaches the site as a dedicated fan rather than a former professional - leaning on careful research, primary sources, and modern tools (including AI for drafting and data work), with every piece fact-checked and edited by hand before it goes live. Spotted an error? Corrections are welcome and made promptly.
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Mexico finally win a World Cup opener — El Tri break a 96-year curse

Mexico’s World Cup opener ended a 96-year wait — El Tri beat South Africa 2-0 at the Azteca in a record three-red-card match to win a curtain-raiser at last.

Mbappé’s World Cup Record Chase — The Torch Has Already Passed

As the 2026 finals begin, the Mbappé World Cup record chase — five goals from breaking Klose’s all-time mark — shows the superstar torch has already passed.

The Biggest ‘Nation’ at the 2026 World Cup Is a Club — But Which One?

Manchester City or Bayern Munich — the biggest “club nation” depends on how you count. Inside the numbers behind World Cup 2026 club representation.

Sixteen Years to the Day — Mexico vs South Africa, the World Cup Opener That Came Back Around

Mexico vs South Africa reopens the World Cup on 11 June - 16 years to the day after their 2010 opener, with Javier Aguirre back in the Mexico dugout.

Forty Years and a Concrete Ball — Iraq’s Long Walk Back to the World Cup

The Iraq World Cup 2026 story will be filed under football: a drought, an underdog, a feel-good comeback after four decades away. But the silence...

Everyone’s Already Written the Goodbye — Messi, Modrić and Ronaldo Are Too Busy Chasing the Cup

When Manchester City's Rúben Dias was asked whether the 2026 World Cup would be the final act for Lionel Messi, Luka Modrić and Cristiano Ronaldo,...

Dick Advocaat Walked Away From Curaçao for His Daughter — Then the Smallest Nation in World Cup History Pulled Him Back

At 78, the man they call the Little General will be the oldest coach in the history of the World Cup, leading a Caribbean island...

The heir who kept number 19: Lamine Yamal arrives at his first World Cup

Spain last lifted the World Cup two days before his third birthday. Now the reigning European champions are built around a teenager racing a hamstring...

The captain who came home: Alphonso Davies and the World Cup he’s racing to reach

Born in a refugee camp, raised in Canada, now its captain — Alphonso Davies could miss the start of his home World Cup, felled in...

The penalty Marquinhos never forgot — and the record only Beckenbauer holds

Brazil's captain arrives at the 2026 World Cup chasing a milestone achieved just once in football history — four years after the spot-kick that broke...

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