Keyword topic
9 articles from 7 news outlets, Sep 27 to Oct 26
Share of stories per day
The share of each source's stories that mention World Cup, averaged over sources with at least 3 stories that day.
Coverage by source over time
One ridge per source that mentioned World Cup, from the most left-leaning on top: how high it rises each day is the share of that source's stories that mention it.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Who picked it up when
The New York Times mentioned it first (Oct 6, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT). Least biased outlets followed 7 days later. No right-leaning outlet mentioned it.
One row per source that mentioned World Cup, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories that mention World Cup, Sep 27 to Oct 26, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
Source lean:leftcenterright
Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.
| The New York Times | 0.1% | 1 | 1187 |
| The Guardian | 0.2% | 2 | 950 |
| CNBC | 0.1% | 1 | 948 |
| NPR | 0.3% | 1 | 395 |
| Semafor | 0.2% | 1 | 455 |
| Forbes | 0.3% | 2 | 774 |
| Los Angeles Times | 1.1% | 1 | 92 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that mention World Cup, Sep 27 to Oct 26, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning4 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
- Least biased3 of 8 sources
- 0.2%
- Right-leaning0 of 15 sources
- 0.0%
Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.
Lean index −0.1: covered about evenly across the spectrum
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that mention World Cup. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.
1 source has no MBFC bias score and is not shown.
Lean index per day
Related keywords
Keywords that appear in the same articles as World Cup, Sep 27 to Oct 26: the share of its articles that also mention them, with the number of shared articles.
The search icon lists the articles that mention both.
Example articles
The article that features World Cup most, per source.
- The New York TimesFIFA Found Congo Player Ineligible, Let Him Play in World Cup
- The GuardianUS under-17 women beat Samoa 17-0 for biggest win in World Cup history
- CNBCFIFA launches tender of 2030 men's World Cup U.S. media rights, plans to choose winner by end of year
- NPRUSA prepares for Women's World Cup with matches against top team Spain
- SemaforSaudi set to drop plans for five 2034 World Cup stadiums
- ForbesRetiring World Cup Referee Ismail Elfath A U.S. Soccer All-Time Great
- Los Angeles TimesThe World Cup was bad for some businesses in Los Angeles
All articles
Every article that mentions World Cup, Sep 27 to Oct 26. Relevance says how central it is to the article; ● marks a mention in the title. Combine with another keyword, text or sources.
| Article | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes | Messi Turns World Cup Heartbreak Into MLS BrillianceForbes | 0.40● | |
| The Guardian | Australia crush England in women’s Rugby League World Cup statement winThe Guardian | 0.50● | |
| CNBC | FIFA launches tender of 2030 men's World Cup U.S. media rights, plans to choose winner by end of yearCNBC | 0.80● | |
| The Guardian | US under-17 women beat Samoa 17-0 for biggest win in World Cup historyThe Guardian | 0.70● | |
| Semafor | Saudi set to drop plans for five 2034 World Cup stadiumsSemafor | 0.80● | |
| Los Angeles Times | The World Cup was bad for some businesses in Los AngelesLos Angeles Times | 0.90● | |
| Forbes | Retiring World Cup Referee Ismail Elfath A U.S. Soccer All-Time GreatForbes | 0.60● | |
| NPR | USA prepares for Women's World Cup with matches against top team SpainNPR | 0.70● | |
| The New York Times | FIFA Found Congo Player Ineligible, Let Him Play in World CupThe New York Times | 0.60● |