Broward plans events to ‘welcome the world’ ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

City and county officials are looking to collaborate on more than $500,000 in funding for FIFA World Cup-related events to guarantee that Broward County gets a piece of the action when the tournament takes place this summer. Broward will not be hosting any of the actual games, but it is close enough to Miami-Dade County to be a major beneficiary of the economic impact of the world’s biggest and most-watched sporting event. Organizers anticipate more than 200,000 athletes and spectators will...