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Topic: FIFA World Cup '26, Houston and 'Space City'
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 56698 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-28-2025 09:57 AM
The FIFA World Cup 26, the first to be hosted across three countries – Canada, Mexico and the United States – will featuring 48 teams across 16 Host Cities, including Houston or "Space City."For the first time, there are official city-specific posters for a FIFA World Cup. Houston's poster, designed by local artist Stephanie Leal, features an astronaut ("Orion") as a nod to the city's connection to NASA.  |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 56698 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-21-2026 12:38 PM
collectSPACE Artemis II and ISS astronauts take the ball for 2026 FIFA World CupAstronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover once again found themselves in the vicinity of a worldwide-recognizable orb on Saturday (June 20), as thousands, if not millions of people watched on live. The commander and pilot of NASA's Artemis II mission — which flew by the moon in April — delivered the match ball on the plinth before the FIFA World Cup game between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, Texas.  | |
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