The release of the game schedule for the 2026 World Cup will likely not come until next year. Multiple sources within World Cup host city committees and briefed on their communications with FIFA have confirmed to The Athletic they don’t expect to see a match schedule until January, with some speculating a release potentially later that month. Though qualification for the tournament to take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico is far from over, a match schedule would advance host cities’ planning, as it solidifies which games they are hosting and when. It would also show when and...