The World Cup of Human Rights By Simon Adams Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

The World Cup of Human Rights By Simon Adams https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/the-world-cup-of-human-rights/ PERTH, Australia, Jun 11 2026 (IPS) - This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon kick off. Millions of people around the world will sit up, bleary eyed, watching matches at unreasonable hours and inventing feeble excuses for why we won’t be at work in the morning. More than one billion are expected to watch the finale on TV in mid-July. That’s a bigger audience than any Olympic sporting event and more than the number of people who have viewed Squid Game on Netflix. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.