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The World Cup<\/span> is here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the first time, the tournament is happening in three countries at once: the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It\u2019s bigger than ever, with more teams, more games, more viewers, and more money on the line.<\/p>

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This special World Cup episode of Reveal<\/em> looks beyond the spectacle of the beautiful game to the organization behind it: FIFA. The global soccer body stands to take in billions from the tournament, while fans face soaring ticket prices and host cities pay massive sums for transportation, security, and infrastructure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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\u201cSport is this incredible glue that brings people together,\u201d human rights advocate Mustafa Qadri tells Reveal<\/em>. But he says that also makes it \u201chighly vulnerable to cynical people coming in and exploiting it for their own gain.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week, reporters Alex Shephard, Tim Murphy of Mother Jones<\/em>, and Reveal<\/em> producer Artis Curiskis follow the money, power, and politics behind the World Cup\u2014and ask who gets to be part of the world\u2019s biggest game.<\/p>

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Three reporters who love soccer dig into the World Cup. Why are tickets so expensive? Why is Gianni Infantino always on camera? 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