First lets turn to events in mexico. First lets turn to events in mexico. The Top White House officials are heading to mexico as the two neighbours attempt to ease tensions at the border and tackle some other big issues that are affecting the two countries. At the top of the agenda, confronting Drug Trafficking and illegal migration. The Secretary Of State antony blinken, and the Attorney General Merrick Garland will meet with president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a two day visit. Heres what Secretary Blinken had to say last week while meeting with his mexican counterpart. Were taking steps to improve and strengthen even more our border coordination. Like piloting a model port to streamline inspections and finding ways to reduce wait times. Making it easier for people and goods to cross legally well strengthening our capacity to deal with sentinel and other illegal narcotics. Were also addressing the root causes of regular migration by boosting economic opportunity. There are hu
To goals from Miguel Almiron and dan burn. Sean longstaff, born and raised here in the north east of england, made it three. Psg did pull one back before fabian share s screamer rounded off a famous four one win. It was loud, it was raucous. It was everything you would expect from a european night in newcastle and with the likes of ac milan and Borussia Dortmund still to travel here to st james s park, you suspect they wont be in a rush to hurry it . And this was the scene in the newcastle Dressing Room after that win, the club putting the picture out on social media. Well, the players of course have a game to prepare for at the weekend. I think its fair to say there might be a few sore heads amongst the fans in the morning. Well, elsewhere, there was late heartbreak for celtic, who lost two one to latvia, the winner for celtic, who lost two one to lazio, the winner coming in the 95th minute. That makes it two defeats from two and leaves them bottom of group e. The holders, manchester
The 2030 Football World Cup will be held across six countires in three different continents, fifa has confirmed. The decision is set to be ratified at a Fifa Congress next year with spain, portugal and morocco as the co hosts. But the opening round of matches will be played in uruguay, argentina and paraguay. Thats to mark the world cup s centenary, as itll be 100 years since the first tournament in montevideho. Our Sports Editor says fifa are bound to face questions about the impact on the environment. Youre going to have the prospect of the teams perhaps from europe Flying Thousands of miles to South America for just one thousands of miles to South America forjust one match before flying all the way back again across the atlantic, back to europe for the remainder of their tournaments. I think the optics of that are unhelpful and certainly according to many environmental campaigners has been condemnation already this evening. The supported groups who say that it sets the wrong example
Will combine to welcome 48 nations for the tournament. The six counties who will stage the matches are argentina, morocco, paraguay, portugal, spain and uruguay and they will all qualify automatically. Our sports news editor dan roan has more on this. Dan, how can this Work Logistically . It is an amazing deal that has been struck by fifa today along with a number of configurations that represent the different continents of the football landscape. If fans thought the idea Of A Winter World Cup was a novel proposition, they will be just as amazed perhaps is the announcement today. For the First Time Ever at the world cup will be staged across three continents. It will be staged in three countries in 2026 in the us, canada and mexico. Fifa have gone one better it seems with this. Six Different Countries over three continents. Spain, portugal, morocco are effectively the co hosts of this tournament, but in a move that is meant to honour and mark the centenary of the inaugural world cup in