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No own goals: insuring the biggest World Cup yet

Footballer about to kick ball in floodlit stadium, while opponent attempts sliding tackle

As the 2026 Fifa World Cup prepares to kick off across the US, Canada and Mexico, Tom Luckham explores how insurers are underwriting one of the world’s most valuable sporting events.

With 48 teams, 104 matches and 16 host cities, the sport’s governing body, Fifa, expects this year’s World Cup to produce a $30.5bn (£22.6bn) windfall for the three host nations combined, and generate

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