The World Cup draw will set up the group stage of competition. 48 teams will play in 104 games across 16 North American cities from Seattle to Vancouver to Atlanta to Miami. It's going to be so exciting for our country. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be one of the largest and most complex events. This will be one of the greatest events, one of the largest. In a way, it's like Johnny said it better. It's like having many Super Bowls in a short period of time. Because each one of these games, essentially, is a Super Bowl. Some of them are bigger than Super Bowls, actually. But essentially, each one of these games is like a Super Bowl. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest, most complex set of events in sports history. And the Kennedy Center will give it a phenomenal kickoff and will be involved. And they'll be working over there for quite a bit of time. We have it all set that they can stay there for the big events, the big press conferences and everything else. And they'll be in a very safe capital. That will be nice. You don't have to worry about walking down the street, Johnny, OK? Thank you. But you could handle yourself. I could. Already, FIFA is projecting 6 million loyal fans. We'll attend the World Cup events next year. And 6 billion more are going to be watching back home. And they think the $6 billion number is going to be actually a low number. And this will drive more than $30 billion into the US economy and create 185,000 American jobs in a short period of time, too. No sporting event attracts more attention, more fans, more viewers or more revenue than the FIFA World Cup.
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2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ANNOUNCEMENT!
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The World Cup draw will set up the group stage of competition. 48 teams will play in 104 games across 16 North American cities from Seattle to Vancouver to Atlanta to Miami. It's going to be so exciting for our country. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be one of the largest and most complex events. This will be one of the greatest events, one of the largest. In a way, it's like Johnny said it better. It's like having many Super Bowls in a short period of time. Because each one of these games, essentially, is a Super Bowl. Some of them are bigger than Super Bowls, actually. But essentially, each one of these games is like a Super Bowl. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest, most complex set of events in sports history. And the Kennedy Center will give it a phenomenal kickoff and will be involved. And they'll be working over there for quite a bit of time. We have it all set that they can stay there for the big events, the big press conferences and everything else. And they'll be in a very safe capital. That will be nice. You don't have to worry about walking down the street, Johnny, OK? Thank you. But you could handle yourself. I could. Already, FIFA is projecting 6 million loyal fans. We'll attend the World Cup events next year. And 6 billion more are going to be watching back home. And they think the $6 billion number is going to be actually a low number. And this will drive more than $30 billion into the US economy and create 185,000 American jobs in a short period of time, too. No sporting event attracts more attention, more fans, more viewers or more revenue than the FIFA World Cup.
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