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1. Canada is ready to become a soccer nation as it hosts World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina

   The World Cup is drawing attention to soccer's growing popularity in Canada. Soccer has surpassed hockey and all other sports in youth participation, according to a recent report by Jumpstart, a Canadian charity. Canada coach Jesse Marsch said Thursday he has "felt a real momentum behind this team and behind this moment."

2. Trump cancels further Iran strikes. And, U.S. men's soccer takes on Paraguay

   Trump canceled new Iran strikes and signaled that a peace deal could come soon, but Iran says it hasn't been finalized. And, the U.S. men's soccer team plays its first 2026 World Cup match today.

3. Which billionaire said they learned a 'significant lesson' this week? The quiz knows

   This week, Knicks fans had a big win after a big loss; fans of inflation were delighted and World Cup fans went broke. How will quiz fans fare?

4. She waited decades for Scotland to make the World Cup. At 93, she'll cheer in person

   Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.

5. How small-business loans got caught in Trump's immigration crackdown

   For decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U.S. could get loans through the Small Business Administration, a core pillar of small-business lending. Not anymore.

6. Referees at the World Cup have new rules to whistle during games

   FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. These include efforts to eliminate time-wasting and to ensure potentially game-changing officiating mistakes are corrected.

7. Your cheat sheet to the 26 players on the U.S. World Cup team

   The U.S. is opening its 2026 World Cup on Friday evening against Paraguay. For the 26 Americans on the team, this match is the culmination of years of hard work and training.

8. Can smartphones help explain the drop in birth rates?

   Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.

9. Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now

   Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in transgender clinics, as well as hospital staff who have provided care.

10. The U.S. men's team is set to take on Paraguay in its World Cup opener

    Friday's game, the first of three group stage matches for the U.S., has been eight years in the making as a generation of players has reached their prime just in time for a World Cup on home soil.