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A fact from 2026 FIFA World Cup final appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 March 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be hosted by a stadium that is cutting corners?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2026 FIFA World Cup final.

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The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelid talk 17:30, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be hosted by a stadium that is cutting corners? Source: The Guardian
- ALT1: ... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be played at a stadium with no regular train service? Source: Gothmaist
- ALT2: ... that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be played at a stadium that will primarily be served by a new busway? Source: NJ.com (paywalled)
- Reviewed: KOVR
- Comment: More hooks to be added soon, but I think a humorous one would work well if it's allowed.

Moved to mainspace by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 21:06, 4 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/2026 FIFA World Cup final; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new enough (moved from draftspace on February 4) and long enough (2,440 characters of readable prose) with no copyright issues picked up by Earwig. QPQ was done and the hook is interesting and verified by the given ref. @SounderBruce: I like the joke hook, but definitely add more hook options before I approve this, just in case it isn't allowed. -- ZooBlazer 04:25, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- @ZooBlazer: ALT hooks added. Sounder Bruce 08:36, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I like ALT0 best, but if it's not allowed I'll leave it up to the closing admin to decide which one to use. -- ZooBlazer 09:21, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]