Rising Prices and a $10 Billion Betting Boom Shape the 2026 World Cup
June 13, 2026
The 2026 World Cup is shaping up to be as much an economic event as a sporting one, with prices, trade tensions and betting markets all helping make it one of the strangest tournaments ever. According to BBC Business, the competition is unfolding against a backdrop of rising ticket costs and a more volatile global economy, while Bloomberg reports that the tournament could also trigger a betting boom worth billions of dollars.