News of the week in plain Finnish | Saturday 6.6.2026

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This time the topic is the World Cup.

The World Cup starts next week. The tournament will be played in North America. More countries are participating in the World Cup than ever before. The new world champion will be announced on July 19th.

Now let’s talk more about the World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2026

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The World Cup kicks off next Thursday. The tournament will be played in the USA, Canada and Mexico. This is the first time the World Cup will be held in three different countries.

The World Cup will be played in a total of 16 cities, with a total of over 100 matches.

The first game of the World Cup is in Mexico. The match will feature Mexico and South Africa.

The World Cup games will be broadcast on Yle and MTV.

Different races than before

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More countries are participating in the World Championships than ever before. There are 48 countries participating, compared to 32 teams 4 years ago. Norway and Sweden are participating from the Nordic countries. Finland did not qualify for the championships through the qualifiers.

The World Cup starts with the preliminary rounds. There are 12 preliminary rounds. A total of 32 countries advance from the preliminary rounds. After this, the knockout rounds are played, in which the winner of each match advances.

The final will be played on July 19th in the USA. The venue is Metlife Stadium in New Jersey.

History of the World Cup

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The World Cup was first played in 1930. The tournament is played every 4 years.

4 years ago, Argentina won the World Cup. Brazil has won the most championships, with 5. Germany and Italy have won the tournament 4 times.

This time, the early favorites include Spain, France and England.

Repetition

The topic of this week’s news was the World Cup. Let’s recap the most important things.

The World Cup starts next week. The tournament will be played in the USA, Canada and Mexico. There will be 48 countries participating. The final match of the tournament will be played in mid-July.

This was the news of the week in plain Finnish. See you again, bye!