LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 2: Canadian diplomat Simon Collard-Wexler, Former England football player John Barnes, Britain's Minister for Europe and North America, Stephen Doughty, Britain's Minister for Sports, Stephanie Peacock, Mexico's Ambassador to the the UK, Alejandro Gertz Manero, Britain's Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander and US diplomat Robert W Thomas attend a reception to "kick off" the 2026 World Cup, at the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) on June 2, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)