Some of you may follow FIFA World Cup events around the world. I don’t, but friends of mine do, and I’ve heard LOTS lately about the latest events held in Boston this year, 2026.
The FIFA World Cup is the premier international football (soccer) tournament, held every four years to determine the world champion among national teams.
The FIFA World Cup is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the global governing body of football (soccer), and is widely regarded as the most prestigious and widely viewed sporting event in the world! The tournament began in 1930, with Uruguay hosting and winning the inaugural competition, and has been held every four years since, except during World War II in 1942 and 1946.
What friends of mine tell me is that Boston, Massachusetts, has hosted and/or will host a total of seven matches during the FIFA World Cup 2026, welcoming teams and fans from around the world to the 2026 World Cup tournaments in Boston. In spite of differences of opinion these days between the USA government and pretty much every country in the world, Boston opened its doors wide to everyone from every country, all over our planet. They made a point of welcoming everyone, with open arms, all creeds, all races, all LGBT, all beliefs and all people of every nature, people from every country on this planet.
On June 13, Boston hosted the match between Scotland and Haiti. Scotland won, and you might remember that I’m Scottish. I found this video (below) made by a fellow in Scotland who thanks Boston for being so welcoming to the men and women of Scotland. Boston has done the same for every other country too, not just Scotland. This is how we should treat our neighbors, all around the world, and in our own communities. But, I do especially love Scotland. 🙂
Notice that everyone in the Scottish bagpipe bands, from Scotland, is wearing a Boston Red Socks shirt. Cool! 🙂
Turn your sound on! In the video below, the term “tartan army” is a reference to a whole humungous number of Scottish people who came to Boston to cheer on their team.