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Rubio and Newsom set to meet at US-Paraguay World Cup game
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) are set to cross paths at the United States’s 2026 World Cup opener Friday in California.

TL;DR
- Marco Rubio and Gavin Newsom will attend the US World Cup opener against Paraguay.
- They will sit in the same box at SoFi Stadium in California.
- Both are considered potential rivals for the 2028 presidential election.
- The World Cup is co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
- The U.S. team has upcoming games in Inglewood and Seattle in June.