00:00The economic impact of a tournament like the FIFA World Cup in 2026
00:07will be of over 80 billion US dollars globally, the gross output, the economic output globally.
00:16It creates 825 000 permanent jobs with over 20 billion in salaries.
00:26It will have a huge impact in the three host countries as well, in every host city
00:32and in every city where you have a base camp of some of the cities.
00:37So it will include and involve all the cities who will set up fan festivals, activities for
00:45people coming, for locals and tourists coming so that they can enjoy, spend time in the different
00:53cities, even if there is no match on that particular day.
00:57We really look forward and the entire world looks forward to this World Cup,
01:01probably also because in a world which is and seems to be, you know, very tense,
01:08divided and aggressive, actually the people of this world,
01:13they want situations to come together and to be happy.
