Zohran Mamdani: “We are going to be hosting eight games across the World Cup…”

“I am going to appoint a World cup czar because I think at the core of it, I'm so excited at the fact that We are going to be hosting eight games across the World Cup next summer, including the final. Soccer fans feel the way they do. They have a right to. We're talking about a final that will be here in New York City and New Jersey.” (09:23–09:29)

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