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Josh Shapiro: “At least $700 million in economic impact [is expected]…”

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Governor Shapiro to Announce Free 2026 FIFA World Cup Fan Zones Across the Commonwealth

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

We're super psychedelic. What is the economic impact for cities like Reading as far as being in these fan zones? Yeah, look, I think we'll have a better … At least $700 million in economic impact [is expected] across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [from the World Cup]. … that we're going to see a significant amount of that in the various fan zones. (00:37–00:41)

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Asserts that the World Cup is expected to generate at least $700 million in economic impact in Pennsylvania.

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