Fifa on WACN 21 Newshttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/categories/fifa/Recent content in Fifa on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:30:00 -0400World Cup Atlanta: What to know before kickoff — from security perimeters to MARTA extra servicehttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/world-cup-atlanta-what-to-know/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/world-cup-atlanta-what-to-know/<p>When <strong>Atlanta</strong> hosts its first <strong>FIFA World Cup 2026</strong> match on Monday — at <strong>Mercedes-Benz Stadium</strong> — the city will be running the largest international sporting event it has ever hosted, bigger than the <strong>1996 Olympics</strong> in pure crowd-management terms.</p> <p>Eight matches over four weeks, including a <strong>semifinal</strong>, with cumulative attendance expected to exceed <strong>700,000</strong>. Add in the <strong>FIFA Fan Festival</strong> at <strong>Centennial Olympic Park</strong> and the international broadcast operations that will stage out of CNN Center, and the operational footprint is, by every measure, unprecedented for the city.</p>