加拿大、墨西哥和美国共同举办的 2026 年 FIFA 世界杯创下历史上最昂贵的纪录。此赛事以飙升的交通费用（例如前往大都会人寿体育场的纽泽西公共交通票价从通常的 13 美元上涨至 98 美元）以及由首阶段超过 5 亿次申请所推动的动态门票定价为特征。尽管 FIFA 可望从中赚取高达 130 亿美元，主办城市与球迷却面临重大的财务压力。

安全保障与交通资金仍是主办城市面临的关键挑战，且这些城市无法获得任何直接的赛事收入。尽管美国政府于 2026 年 3 月向 11 个美国主办城市拨付了 6.25 亿美元的补助金，专家警告这笔资金仍不足以应对赛事不断升级的安全需求。

Smith College 的经济学教授 Andrew Zimbalist 指出，主办城市极有可能面临净财务损失。由于 FIFA 保留了所有赛事收入，地方纳税人、私人捐款和市政赞助将被迫承担主办比赛所产生的剩余赤字。

The FIFA 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States is the most expensive in history, marked by soaring transit costs—such as New Jersey Transit fares to MetLife Stadium rising to $98 from the usual $13—and dynamic ticket pricing driven by over 500 million first-phase requests. While FIFA stands to generate up to $13 billion from the event, host cities and fans face significant financial strain.

Funding security and transportation remains a critical challenge for host cities, which receive none of the direct game revenues. Although the United States government provided $625 million in grants to the 11 domestic host cities in March 2026, experts warn this funding is insufficient to cover the escalating security demands of the tournament.

According to Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College, host cities are highly likely to suffer net financial losses. With FIFA retaining all game revenues, local taxpayers, private donations, and municipal sponsorships will be forced to cover the remaining deficit for hosting the matches.