From price hikes to denied entries, a look at World Cup controversies

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published June 10, 2026 at 4:41 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Miguel Delaney, chief football writer for The Independent, about some of the controversies surrounding the World Cup.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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