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FIFA make last-gasp change to World Cup stadium rules: BANNING fans from bringing refillable plastic bottles, so fans must buy water in stadia
As of May, empty bottles permitted so fans could refill amid heat concerns. Not now
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Pitcher Hayden Juenger and Catcher Drake Baldwin were teammates and close friends at Missouri State 🔋
Their dream? Make the Major Leagues.
Today, they reunited on a Big League field for the very first time 🥹
🇭🇷 Belleville
Belleville supporters insist they’re the true football capital of the Metro East.
Collinsville supporters insist Belleville isn’t even the football capital of Belleville.
#STLCup
Introducing the 2026 STL Cup. 🏆⚽️
The communities, cities, neighborhoods, and river towns that make up the greatest soccer region in America, each assigned a real footballing power from around the world.
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🇷🇸 East St. Louis
Nobody wants to draw 🇷🇸 East St. Louis.
Not because they’re unbeatable.
Because if you lose, you’ll hear about it for the next decade.
#STLCup
Introducing the 2026 STL Cup. 🏆⚽️
The communities, cities, neighborhoods, and river towns that make up the greatest soccer region in America, each assigned a real footballing power from around the world.
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GROUP L
🏴 England (St. Charles)
🇭🇷 Croatia (Belleville)
🇸🇳 Senegal (Dardenne Prairie)
🇮🇶 Iraq (Dutchtown)
The Group of Death?
Three nations capable of making a deep run & Iraq arrives representing Dutchtown.
What a way to finish the group stage.
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GROUP K
🇵🇹 Portugal (Chesterfield)
🇨🇴 Colombia (The Delmar Loop)
🇨🇩 DR Congo (Lemay)
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (Overland)
One of the tournament’s biggest wild cards.
Portugal is favored.
But Colombia may have the most entertaining supporters in the STL Cup.