Spain plays Portugal during a World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde) (Sam Hodde, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
FIFA World Cup 2026 is now in the books and it was no easy feat to put on.
FIFA shared the numbers behind what made this sporting event one for the record books.
FIFA World Cup 2026 logistics:
39 days event
Event stretched across three countries in North America
16 host cities
48 team base camps
645 official sites
Nearly 300,000 accredited personnel
1,248 players
Cumulative stadium attendance of more than 6.8 million fans
FIFA World Cup 2026 workforce:
More than 43,000 volunteers
73,700 accredited security personnel
Workforce representing 104 different nationalities
Security operations alone involved more than one million shifts, while accreditation systems processed over five million scans across tournament sites
FIFA World Cup 2026 technology and media:
International Broadcast Center in Dallas accommodated thousands of personnel and supporting coverage of every match
Throughout tournament, production teams deployed 5,000 cameras
More than 24,000 content items produced
FIFA World Cup 2026 food statistics:
Across the 39-day competition, nearly 675,000 hot dogs were sold inside stadiums
More than 4.6 million soft drinks and bottled waters consumed by fans
Over 5.5 million beers consumed
FIFA Fan Festival statistics:
More than 9 million visitors welcomed at Fan Festivals across North America
FIFA’s Know Before You Go communications program distributed more than 2,300 WhatsApp messages and 7.7 million emails
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