Hosting the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada could create more than $5 billion in short-term economic activity, according to a study cited by the United Bid Committee on Thursday.
The Boston Consulting Group determined the 48-team tournament also would support some 40,000 jobs and result in more than $1 billion in incremental worker earnings. Individual host cities, meanwhile, would see $160 million to $620 million in incremental economic activity.
These numbers reportedly would lead to a net benefit of $3 billion to $4 billion for the region, with each host city seeing $90 million to $480 million.