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Wednesday, 18 March 2026

JUST IN: The USA released $625,000,000.00 in security funding to World Cup host cities.


According to reports:

South Africa 2010: ~$85M operational security (deploying ~31k police).

Brazil 2014: ~$900M for security forces/tech.

Russia 2018: no public estimates available.

Qatar 2022: ~$1B for protection.

Yes, the US $625M to 2026 host cities is the lowest since SA among those with figures.

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