2026 World Cup Faces Low Hotel Bookings and Broadcast Crisis
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is experiencing significantly lower-than-expected hotel bookings in host cities and a looming broadcast crisis in major markets like India and China, raising concerns about fan attendance and global viewership.
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