The 2026 FIFA World Cup didn’t just produce
goals, packed stadiums and enough national anxiety to keep several continents awake. It also produced a fairly convincing demonstration of what happens when millions of soccer fans descend on American
cities carrying credit cards, marveling at Walmarts, discovering that a “small” soda …
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