The 2026 World Cup is the largest sporting event ever staged on North American soil (six weeks, 104 matches, three host countries) and it arrives with a cybersecurity dimension that tends to get buried under the ticket and broadcast coverage.
Major tournaments have consistently attracted phishing campaigns, fake ticketing operations and credential theft, and this edition is harder to navigate than most given the sheer number of international travellers. Stadium Wi-Fi, hotel lobbies, airport hotspots: these are environments where basic network hygiene matters more than it does at home and where the consequences of ignoring it tend to show up weeks later.
More Than a Sponsorship Deal
ExpressVPN secured the official FIFA partnership against that backdrop and it is the first VPN company to hold that designation. It’s a deal that fits more naturally than it might look on paper. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, the service has spent years building a reputation as one of the stronger options for streaming specifically, consistently unblocking Netflix, Prime Video, and most major platforms that enforce geographic restrictions.
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