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The Wolrd Cup 2026 kicks off in North America
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

World Cup politics, with the Financial Times' Simon Kuper

The World Cup is the planet's biggest sporting event, and the most political one. This year, it will also be the most profitable spectacle of all time.

​Inter Miami Forward Lionel Messi at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, on May 24, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: It’s called soccer now

The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off on Saturday, with the United States acting as hosts for a competition of the top teams on the globe.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
What We're Watching

Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

SPECIAL SURVEY: Numbers Up North
GZERO North

SPECIAL SURVEY: Numbers Up North

What do Americans and Canadians really think of one another? What do they make of their governments and of each other’s?