World Cup 2026

The first World Cup I remember was Mexico '86. I’m sitting in my house in Swansea. Des Lynam is presenting. Golden sun scorched colours bursting through the TV, Gary Lineker’s arm in a plaster-cast, England’s players furiously surrounding the referee after Maradona's Hand of God. I remember playing football in Underhill Park in Mumbles that summer and trying to copy the goal Maradona scored against Belgium in the semi-final, the one where he is falling over as he shoots, scor

A large group of Cardiff Met Sport Broadcast students and alumni are set to play their part in one of the biggest sports media operations in the world this summer, with current and former students involved in broadcast roles connected to the FIFA World Cup. Two Cardiff Met graduates and four current students from the MSc Sport Broadcast programme will be working for FIFA Host Broadcast Services at the FIFA / HBS London production headquarters in Olympic Park for seven weeks

Former Cardiff Met student Harrison Kingston is preparing for another major moment on the world stage as Morocco begin their FIFA World Cup campaign against Brazil at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Group C opener takes place on Saturday 13 June, with Morocco facing one of the most iconic nations in world football at one of the tournament’s landmark venues. With the competition being hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the fixture provides