The making of a World Cup
With less than a year until the FIFA World Cup - hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada - we go behind the scenes to see how preparations are taking shape.
Whether you call it football or soccer, next summer, the US, Mexico and Canada will host the FIFA World Cup. It’s the first time three countries have organised the tournament.
A record 48 teams will compete across 16 host cities, with millions attending games across North America and billions watching at home.
But how much does it cost to host a World Cup? What does it take for a city to welcome hundreds of thousands of fans? And does that investment really boost the local economy? We go pitch-side to find out.
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Presenter: Megan Lawton
Producer Sam Gruet
(Picture: Sharon Bollenbach, Executive Director of World Cup Hosting for Toronto, Canada.)
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