World Cup hosts received $250 million in FEMA funding to defend against unauthorized drones, which regularly breach restricted airspace.

Federal and local officials have been scrambling to protect stadiums and fans ahead of the soccer tournament.

World Cup hosts received $250 million in FEMA funding to defend against unauthorized drones, which regularly breach restricted airspace.

The 2026 World Cup will be a $365 million test of the United States’ systems to protect crowded stadiums from drones as they upend modern warfare and increasingly become a threat…