Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Year : 2, Issue : 11
The US Secret Service has been allocated $16 million to begin security preparations for the 2026 World Cup, according to the 2025 federal budget that was released Monday.
‘The Budget includes $2.9 billion for the Secret Service, including funds to meet both protective and investigative mission requirements,’ read the blurb in the budget. ‘Of this amount, the Budget includes $70 million for security related to the 2024 Presidential Campaign and inauguration and $16 million to begin security preparations for the 2026 World Cup.’
Specifics about how the $16 million will be spent remain unclear. The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
FIFA awarded the July 19 championship to the $1.6 billion venue, which opened in 2010, the culminating match of an expanded 48-nation, 104-game tournament that will be spread across three nations for the first time.
Located about 10 miles from Manhattan, MetLife was promoted by both New York and New Jersey, where the stadium was built in the Meadowlands marshes.
FIFA made the announcement last month at a Miami television studio, allocating the opener of the 39-day tournament to Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca on June 11 and the finale to the home of the NFL’s New York Jets and Giants.
Source: Daily Mail
