FIFA World Cup 2026 shatters digital records as crypto sponsors ride the wave

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The post FIFA World Cup media rights: Netflix, Disney, YouTube prepare to bid appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Folarin Balogun of the United States shoots during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on July 6, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. Mb Media | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images As the FIFA World Cup captures massive global audiences, media companies are preparing to pay billions for the rights to the next two men’s tournaments. Netflix, Disney and Alphabet’s YouTube are all interested in challenging Fox for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2030 and 2034 World Cup, according to people familiar with the matter. Amazon, which currently owns UEFA Champions League rights in the U.K., and Apple, which owns global MLS rights, could also enter the mix, further fueling a potential bidding war for the rights. Discussions between FIFA and potential media partners are expected to begin sometime in the next three months, according to people f

The post Why The USMNT’s World Cup Collapse Against Belgium Was Bigger Than One Loss appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 6: A dejected fan of USA after being knocked out during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on July 6, 2026 in Seattle, United States. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) Getty Images Andres Cantor was born in Buenos Aires in the early 1960s and grew up rooting for the World Cup-winning sides of Mario Kempes and later Diego Maradona. After moving to the United States and attending the University of Southern California, he went into broadcasting and eventually became the authoritative voice of Spanish-language soccer broadcasting in the United States, first for Univision and later Telemundo. He was on the call for the United States’ 1994 World Cup upset of Colombia and Landon Donovan’s famous 2010 goal against Algeria. And he was on the call on Sunday night, when the United State

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The post After World Cup Loss, U.S. Men’s Soccer Back To Drawing Board Again appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 06: Matt Freese #24 of the United States shows dejection after the team’s 1-4 defeat in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on July 06, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) Getty Images Monday night’s FIFA Men’s World Cup match had the potential to be the biggest in modern United States Men’s Soccer history. Playing on home soil with an experienced group that looked relatively impressive in the tournament, the U.S. faced Belgium with a chance to advance to the quarterfinal round for the first time since 2002. And yet, much like the last time the U.S. played Belgium with a quarterfinal birth on the line (back in 2014), they lost. Yet in 2026, the defeat is accompanied by a far larger existential crisis about the state of the United States men’s soccer program as a whole. Mo

The post A Home World Cup That Ended Too Soon: How The U.S. Missed Its Moment appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 06: Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States reacts during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on July 06, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Maja Hitij – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) FIFA via Getty Images The United States spent years preparing for the 2026 World Cup, selling the tournament as a transformational moment for soccer in this country. It was the first men’s World Cup on U.S. soil since 1994, the culmination of unprecedented investment in player development and the national team. Instead, it ended with a sobering reminder of how far the U.S. still has to go. Belgium’s emphatic 4-1 victory against the U.S. in Seattle on Monday was more than a round of 16 defeat. It was the end of what should have been a defining tournament for American soccer — and one that ultimately became a misse