7 takeaways from the World Cup so far

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Sports journalist Simon Kuper has attended every FIFA World Cup since 1990. The author of “World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments" joined Geoff Bennett for his take on this year's tournament, including his favorite host city and which team deserved to go further. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newshour/

Published 2026-07-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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