Europol supports FIFA World Cup 2026 security by coordinating global intelligence and deploying specialist teams across the US, Mexico, and Canada to detect, prevent, and respond to criminal threats

As the tournament will take place across three countries and involve 48 teams, 104 matches, and millions of fans, it also creates a major security challenge. Large international events like this can attract risks such as terrorism threats, organised crime activity, cyberattacks, ticket fraud, and financial crimes linked to illegal betting…