The World's Biggest Pitch: How the Advertising World Watches the World Cup We weren’t able to create a summary for you. Refresh your page to try again. Apr 18, 2026 · Behind the scenes, a vast ecosystem of sponsorships, licensing deals and marketing campaigns will ensure that this World Cup becomes one of the most lucrative global sporting events ever... Apr 18, 2026 · Behind the scenes, a vast ecosystem of sponsorships, licensing deals and marketing campaigns will ensure that this World Cup becomes one of the most lucrative global sporting events ever... Sep 10, 2025 · The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June across 11 U.S. cities—among them Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and Miami—plus locations in Canada and Mexico. Sep 10, 2025 · The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June across 11 U.S. cities—among them Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and Miami—plus locations in Canada and Mexico. TheWorldCup, perhaps even more than the Olympics, is the one event where every brand, from a company sweepstake to an oblique ad campaign, tries to cling on to the footballing bandwagon. WorldCup fever: Players gear up for the return of theworld’sbiggest tournament.2026 WorldCup schedule: Qualified teams, groups, match dates, fixtures, how to watch. Thead shows an Indian fan watching that famous 2007 WorldCup match, when India lost to Bangladesh. Then they show glimpses of the 2012 Asia Cup which was held in Dhaka, where Bangladesh defeated India once again. This 2023 Women’sWorldCup has broken records for viewership and fan engagement; but this hasn’t always been the reception women’s football has received. TheWorldCup, at its most basic, said Cole, is just “a bunch of foreigners in baggy shorts running across a field in Brazil. “Yet this language is perfectly legible to a young woman in Jakarta and an old man in Jedda and an old lady in Mexico City.