Business of Sports

Stop Panicking About the World Cup

There has been lots of negativism around the world’s biggest sporting event.

Office workers finding out for the first time about the FIFA World Cup 2026 outside Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston on March 10.
Photographer: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

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By Giles Turner, Vanessa Perdomo, and David Hellier

May 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM UTC

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This week, we put our reputation on the line by predicting that, despite its best efforts, the World Cup will probably be fine. We also chat with Mariano Rivera , about his hot sauce and break some news about what’s going on in the South of France.

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