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Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry wants the World Cup to become the great unifier of the world.
Horry, 55, said he wants the world’s biggest soccer event to bring us together.
“I just want to see all the different countries come together, have fun and enjoy what’s going on. You know, think about it. You come from outside the country. We know what’s been going on inside this country. Just enjoy the moment and let sports bring us together and have a great time,” Horry told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview.
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Robert Horry takes the stage during the announcement of the winners of the 13th annual Easterseals Disability Film Challenge at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California on May 7, 2026. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
The World Cup will be organized jointly by Mexico, the United States and Canada in 16 cities. The United States will host the bulk of the matches, with 78 of the 104 matches being played in the United States, including the final.
Mexico and Canada will host 13 games each. Mexico began the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over South Africa on Thursday.
Canada’s first game was against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday at 3 pm ET in Toronto.
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Robert Horry and Candice Horry pose on the blue carpet for the 2026 World Cup kickoff party at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on June 9, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Image Images)
The US team’s first game will be against Paraguay on Friday at 9 pm ET, and will be played in Inglewood, California. U.S. captain Tim Ream told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview that the team’s mentality is to win it all.
There are 48 countries competing in the tournament, and Argentina is looking to defend its 2022 victory, when it beat France in a thrilling final.
Horry played in the NBA for 16 seasons. He began his career with the Houston Rockets, spending four and a half seasons with them and was a key part of their championship-winning teams in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. The Alabama native was then traded to the Phoenix Suns, where he spent half a season before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Robert Horry attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2023. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
Horry was a key contributor during the Lakers’ three-peat from 1999-2001 and earned the third, fourth and fifth NBA titles of his career. After spending seven seasons with the Lakers, Horry joined the Spurs, where he won two more championships in 2004-05 and 2006-07.
In 16 seasons, Horry averaged 7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
