Featured Report
2026 World Cup: Infrastructure, Access, and Legacy ROI
A Diligence Framework for Cities, Leagues, and Capital Providers
- Verified community soccer infrastructure funding is under-documented—$12.4M verified floor across host cities represents the minimum trackable investment, with actual spending likely 3-5x higher
- Access is the binding constraint on U.S. soccer's upside—the gap between World Cup viewership and youth participation signals a conversion bottleneck that infrastructure alone cannot solve
- Ticket scarcity at the lowest tier narrows live-attendance conversion—when entry-level prices exceed median family entertainment budgets, the pipeline from casual viewer to committed fan breaks
January 15, 2026
20 min
35 pages