FLASHBACK – Scotland’s Scott McTominay and Danley Jean Jacques of Haiti in action during a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group C match between Haiti and Scotland at the Boston Stadium, on June 13, 2026, in Foxborough, United States. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images) By NAN Sports Editor| NewsAmericasNow.com News Americas, PHILADELPHIA, Pa, […]

Haitian American Jonathan David #10 of Canada celebrates with teammates after scoring during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match against Qatar at BC Place Vancouver on June 18, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Emma Ottosen/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) By NAN Sports Editor | NewsAmericasNow.com News Americas, VANCOUVER, Canada, Fri. June […]

De la Espriella leads Colombia’s runoff with contained triumphalism as Cepeda hopes for a late surge Friday, June 19th 2026 – 10:47 UTC The first-round margin does not look comfortable heading into the runoff Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella heads into Colombia’s presidential runoff, set for this Sunday, June 21, as the […]

Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on Moscow, striking an oil refinery Friday, June 19th 2026 – 07:11 UTC Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the attack and reported at least five fires at the plant, where processing units and a storage tank farm were burning Ukraine on Thursday launched one of its largest drone […]

US-backed opposition figure Figuera returns to Venezuela to negotiate a ‘credible’ electoral body Friday, June 19th 2026 – 06:49 UTC Opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, president of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and exiled in Spain for nearly eight years, returned to Venezuela on Thursday at the invitation of the US State Department […]

Manuela Peña Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia – Álvaro Uribe Vélez, one of only a handful of Colombians who’ve served two terms as president, has been something of a political kingmaker since leaving the presidency in 2010.  His one-time defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, would go on to […]

What happens when more than 50,000 people in a single stadium decide, all at once, to throw their arms in the air and ripple a human wave around an entire bowl of concrete? In Mexico, it became history. A coordinated stadium wave broke a Guinness World Record, turning an ordinary matchday ritual into a moment […]

Ecuador fans dressed Rocky in yellow, then watched the old Philadelphia superstition bite. Now Latin American supporters heading to World Cup matches face a playful warning with deeper echoes of pride, migration, ritual, and soccer belief. A Jersey, a Statue, a Loss Philadelphia loves a dare. It loves a climb, a chant, a sweaty public […]