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Fishkind Conversations: Orlando Could Cash In As Host Of 2026 World Cup, But There's A Catch Or Two

A 2018 FIFA World Cup match between the national teams of Serbia and Switzerland at Kaliningrad Stadium. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
A 2018 FIFA World Cup match between the national teams of Serbia and Switzerland at Kaliningrad Stadium. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Orlando is one of 17 U.S. cities in the running to host the 2026 World Cup.

The Greater Orlando Sports Commission says playing host would bring in about $150 million per match.

Economic analyst Hank Fishkind tells 90.7’s Nicole Darden Creston that the World Cup could indeed fill Central Florida coffers, but there are a few variables in the mix.

Click the Play Audio button to hear their conversation.

Nicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined WMFE in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy.