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Various locations. 11th June 2025.
Miami Florida, USA.
1. 00:00 FIFA Miami sign
2. 00:05 Unveil of countdown ticker
3. 00:14 Close of countdown
4. 00:20 People taking photographs of musician Marc Anthony in front of ticker
5. 00:26 SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Anthony, actor and musician:
"We couldn’t be more ready to host you, to welcome you, to show you the love, show you what Miami has to offer. What we as a people, as a community have to offer. And me standing here, I’m beside myself because I say this every day: there’s no city like Miami on the planet."
Mexico City, Mexico.
6. 00:54 Building in Mexico City’s central Zocalo square being lit up green to mark one-year countdown to World Cup
7. 01:02 Mexican flag flying over building illuminated green
8. 01:07 Various of buildings illuminated green
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DURATION: 01:15
STORYLINE:
Elected officials and representatives of FIFA started the one year countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday in a ceremony in Miami.
The city is scheduled to host seven games of the tournament, which will take place in stadiums across North America.
Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava said that the city is expected to welcome a million new visitors for the World Cup, with over a billion dollars in economic impact.
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Mexico City kicked off the one-year countdown to the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday by lighting up the city’s iconic buildings in green, the color assigned to the city by FIFA.
The city is scheduled to host the opening game of the tournament, which will take place in stadiums across North America.
The World Cup’s 104 matches will be staged in 16 locations across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
Estadio Azteca Mexico City, the venue for the opening fixture of the World Cup, is set to become the first stadium to have hosted three men’s World Cup opening matches.
Mexico will play all three of their group stage matches on home turf.
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