With the biggest-ever World Cup ready to kick off across Canada, Mexico and the USA, here we look at the key storylines.

Fifa stressed it was powerless to influence the decision, saying it was solely for co-hosts the United States to decide.

Some World Cup fans just found out recently that their approval to enter the country changed at the last minute.

"Christian Pulisic is never going to be the personality people want him to be, the leader people want him to be. He's going to lead by example," FOX Sports analyst Alexi Lalas told Colin Cowherd on Monday's edition of "The Herd."

Featuring Mark DiDonato (Florida State University), ticketing consultant Jim McCarthy, Amir Somoggi (Sports Value), and Alan Rothenberg, who led the 1994 US World Cup and now sits on the Los Angeles host committee.

Referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.

Jason Krutzsch, Senior Vice President of the Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee, said the World Cup brings people from around the world together, and of course, they want to represent their team.

As the World Cup takes over Seattle, the spotlight turns to the pitch. Get to know each team, storylines and histories — and then take our quiz to learn more.