The 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament is underway in the USA, Canada and Mexico and is the first iteration of the event to involve 48 teams, up from the previous 32. Researchers from Ampere Analysis crunched the latest data to assess the commercial impact of the tournament across three different verticals: sports media rights, sponsorship, and games.
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