South Africa’s Bold Bid for 2030 — and the Data Revolution Behind Bafana Bafana eyesonsouthafrica Amsterdam, September 5, 2026 – Sixteen years after hosting the World Cup on home soil, South Africa finally returned to football’s biggest stage in 2026 — and did something Bafana Bafana had never managed before: they reached the knockout rounds.…
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Where Opportunity, Capital and Knowledge Connect Business • Investment • Tourism • Intelligence South Africa is far more than one of the world’s great tourism destinations. It is one of Africa’s most sophisticated and diversified economies, a gateway to the wider Southern African region, and a country where major challenges exist alongside remarkable opportunities for…
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Inside Saudi Arabia’s Road to 2034 eyesonsaudi-arabia Amsterdam, August 29, 2026 – On a December evening in 2024, FIFA made it official: the 2034 World Cup would belong to Saudi Arabia. There was no drama in the vote — the Kingdom was the only bidder — but the decade of work that followed the announcement…
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Inside Saudi Arabia’s Race to Build a Renewable Power System eyesonsaudi-arabia Amsterdam, August 23, 2026 – There is something almost poetic about the idea of the world’s largest oil exporter becoming a renewable energy powerhouse. Saudi Arabia has more sunlight hitting its soil than almost any country on Earth, and for decades that sunlight did…
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France and Spain Collide in Dallas eyesoneurope Forget David and Goliath. This afternoon in Arlington, Texas, it’s Goliath against Goliath. France and Spain — the two highest-ranked teams in Europe, and arguably the two most talented squads left in the entire tournament — meet in the first semifinal of the 2026 World Cup, with a…
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Argentina and England Collide for a Place in History eyesoneurope Amsterdam, July 14, 2026 – Twenty-one years since they last shared a pitch, and two decades of accumulated tension are about to detonate in Atlanta. On Wednesday, July 15, reigning champions Argentina face fourth-ranked England in the 2026 World Cup semifinal — a fixture soaked…
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eyesonbrasil For 54 straight years, watching the World Cup in Brazil meant watching Globo. The network had aired every tournament since 1970, building a viewing ritual so entrenched it barely registered as a choice. In 2026, that streak ended — not because a rival network finally out-bid Globo, but because a 31-year-old from Rio de…
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What Are Brazil’s Real Chances Against Norway? eyesonbrasil Two Instagram clairvoyants called Brazil’s win over Japan. Vó Baiana and Carol Costa Sensitiva now say the Seleção will get past Norway too, on Sunday, in the World Cup’s round of 16. Cards, candles, and instinct point one way. Betting markets, form, and cold statistics happen to…
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How Brazil Survived Japan’s Ambush to Keep the Hexa Dream Alive eyesonbrasil For 95 minutes in Houston, the Samurai Blue had Brazil’s number. Disciplined, fast, and utterly fearless, Japan pushed the five-time champions to the very edge of a World Cup elimination that would have sent shockwaves through Brazilian football. Then, in the sixth minute…
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Brazil’s Hunt for a Sixth Star eyesonbrasil There’s a particular kind of pressure that only Brazil carries into a World Cup. Other nations dream of a first title, or a return to relevance. Brazil carries five stars on its shirt and a question that’s grown heavier with every tournament since 2002: when does the wait…
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