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    <loc>https://www.thesportingroom.com/the-business/fifa-world-cup-2026-economic-model</loc>
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        <news:name>The Sporting Room</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T13:08:44.327Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>What is the economic model of the FIFA World Cup 2026?</news:title>
      <news:keywords>FIFA World Cup 2026 economic model, World Cup 2026 finances, host city costs, FIFA revenue streams, temporary infrastructure</news:keywords>
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      <image:caption>The FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy looms over a city, with dismantled temporary structures in the foreground, illustrating the economic model of privatized profits and socialized costs.</image:caption>
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