NY Times · Jun 4, 2018
In 2026 World Cup Bids, Bold Promises and Fuzzy Math
FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledged Monday that revenue and cost projections for the 2026 World Cup were “optimistic.”ZURICH — The North American bid to stage soccer’s World Cup in 2026 is talking to FIFA members in a language they understand: money.
The United States-led offer, in partnership with Mexico and Canada, is promising revenues double that of a rival bid from Morocco — its only competition to host the quadrennial soccer competition — and more than three times as much as FIFA generated from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.