Canada and the US join the World Cup action
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The two remaining hosts of the men's football World Cup, Canada and the US, have joined Mexico in holding their opening ceremonies. They also played their first matches. Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the US beat Paraguay 4-1. Also in this podcast: Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire. Iran's foreign minister says his country and the US have never been closer to an agreement to pause fighting for a further 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And the Chinese government has accused foreign spies of attaching sensors to turtles.
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Photo: Fans at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Credit: Reuters/Arafat Barbakh
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| 0:24.2 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:30.4 | I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Saturday the 13th of June, these are our main |
| 0:36.9 | stories. Co-hosts Canada and the US get their |
| 0:41.0 | World Cup campaigns underway. Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire. Both US and Iranian |
| 0:48.7 | officials have indicated that a deal to end the war is within reach. |
| 0:57.6 | Also in this podcast, |
| 1:02.6 | Spy turtles and spy fish have apparently been found swimming in a specific area collecting what the Chinese say is sensitive data, |
| 1:05.9 | which is then transmitted overseas using satellite. |
| 1:08.9 | The Chinese government has accused foreign spies of attaching censors to turtles. |
| 1:19.5 | We begin the podcast with the latest from the World Cup. |
| 1:23.9 | Co-hosts Canada kicked off their tournament a few hours ago during 1-1 with Bosnia |
| 1:29.2 | Herzegovina in Toronto. After Mexico began proceedings at the Azteca Stadium on Thursday, |
| 1:36.7 | it was the turn of Canada to take its place in the spotlight with an opening ceremony |
| 1:40.9 | featuring homegrown music stars Alanis Morissette and Michael Boubley. |
| 1:46.0 | Our reporter, Jessica Murphy, was in Toronto ahead of the game. |
| 1:50.4 | I got to say, it's today that you really felt the buzz in the city. |
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