New Delhi, June 11 -- The wait is over. The biggest sporting event returns tonight (June 12) as per Indian Standard Time (IST), and before the first whistle blows, the FIFA World Cup 2026 has already made history.

From never-before-seen records to storylines straight out of a movie script, here are five reasons why this World Cup could be unlike any other, according to a release.

1) Three Countries, One World Cup, Never Happened Before: For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, three nations are hosting the tournament together. The United States, Mexico and Canada will welcome the world across 16 host cities, making this the largest and most ambitious World Cup ever staged. Football has never travelled this far for a single tourname...