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An unprecedented financial disaster
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has received an unprecedented financial windfall from the 2026 World Cup after revenues exceeded all expectations, making it the most profitable edition in the history of the tournament, well ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The newspaper reported.The Guardian:The British newspaper says FIFA will announce record revenues of $15 billion (about £11.2 billion), far exceeding the federation’s pre-tournament target of an estimated $11 billion. It also represents nearly double the revenue of the 2022 World Cup, which totaled $7.6 billion.
The newspaper added that this financial jump was due to several factors, notably the increase in the value of television broadcasting rights, increased sponsorship deals, in addition to huge sales of tickets and hospitality packages, benefiting from the participation of 48 teams for the first time in the history of the tournament.
The Guardian noted that FIFA president Gianni Infantino disclosed these figures to the national federations, explaining that the hospitality and ticketing sectors, particularly through the secondary market, are among the biggest sources of revenue, with FIFA receiving 15% of the sales value and 15% of the purchase value in the ticket resale market.
The newspaper confirmed that these huge revenues will enable FIFA to increase the financial support provided to national federations, which will strengthen Infantino’s position ahead of the federation’s upcoming presidential elections, especially after the controversy that accompanied some of the tournament’s decisions, notably the overturning of American Folarin Balogun’s red card.
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The Guardian noted that the economic success of the tournament could increase the United States’ chances of hosting a new World Cup in the future, especially in 2038, given US President Donald Trump’s desire to repeat the experience.
Hospitality prices for the final between Spain and Argentina reached record levels, the magazine revealed, with ticket prices for the Hall of the Cup reaching around $34,500 per person, further evidence of the tournament’s huge commercial power.
It is noteworthy that yesterday, Sunday, the Spanish team won the title by beating Argentina with an unanswered goal scored by Ferran Torres.
