So it’s 5 down, 3 up. More red than green. But once you look at the backdrop, the story is obvious: 2002 was still dealing with the aftermath of the dot-com bust, 2022 was hit by the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes, and that +9.2% in 1998 was simply the tech bull market doing its thing. The matches go on, but the market trades on its own logic. The World Cup is background noise, not the engine.
$50 Billion in Bets! Is the World Cup “Curse” Real?
2026 World Cup: one of the biggest sports betting events in history, with total global wagers to reach around $50 billion!
The 2026 tournament will be co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with 48 teams and 104 matches running from June 11 to July 19. It will be the largest World Cup ever, opening in Mexico City and ending with the final in New Jersey, with an expected 6 million fans attending.
Over the past eight World Cups, the Nasdaq fell during five of them, with an average return of -1.2%.
Do you believe in the World Cup “curse”?
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