World Cup Morning

VAR Tech Arrives as Mexico and Swiss Hype Build

Monday, June 8, 2026 · 7 min

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2026 FIFA World Cup preparations sharpen as FIFA adds new offside technology for VAR, Mexico eyes a home-soil fifth-game breakthrough, and Switzerland gets an early dark-horse case in the expanded 48-team field.

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2026 FIFA World Cup preparations sharpen as FIFA adds new offside technology for VAR, Mexico eyes a home-soil fifth-game breakthrough, and Switzerland gets an early dark-horse case in the expanded 48-team field.

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