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The 2026 World Cup Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Experiment in Sports History

The expanded tournament is testing whether a global sports spectacle can still deliver an economic boom when ticket prices, travel costs, media logistics, and consumer demand pull in different directions.

Editorial Staff · 2026-07-01 · 7 min read

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