As the largest sporting event in history unfolds across three nations, police forces, federal agencies and international partners face a security challenge that has no modern precedent. Forty-eight nations. Seventy-eight matches. Eleven host cities. Seven million expected visitors. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicked off on 11 June across the United States, Canada and Mexico, is not simply the biggest football tournament ever staged — it is arguably the most complex law enf