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Inflation and FIFA price hikes dampen hope of World Cup boost to US economy

Inflation and FIFA price hikes dampen hope of World Cup boost to US economy
France 24 Monday 08 June 2026, 13:26 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Inflation and FIFA price hikes dampen hope of World Cup boost to US economy Americas Issued on: Share As preparations for the 2026 World Cup heat up, a massive hiring boom is sweeping across the US service industry. But local businesses are growing increasingly worried that skyrocketing costs and FIFA price hikes could ruin what was expected to be a historic economic celebration.
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