Canada and the US join the World Cup action

The two remaining hosts of the men's football World Cup, Canada and the US, have joined Mexico in holding their opening ceremonies. They also played their first matches. Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the US beat Paraguay 4-1. Also in this podcast: Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire. Iran's foreign minister says his country and the US have never been closer to an agreement to pause fighting for a further 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And the Chinese government has accused foreign spies of attaching sensors to turtles.

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Photo: Fans at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Credit: Reuters/Arafat Barbakh