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FIFA World Cup: Border Management & Visa Facilitation
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FIFA World Cup: Border Management & Visa Facilitation
Released on Jun 11, 2026
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FIFA World Cup: Border Management & Visa Facilitation

This report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) examines 20 years of border management and visa facilitation evolution across six FIFA World Cup tournaments from 2006 to 2026.

This report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) examines 20 years of border management and visa facilitation evolution across six FIFA World Cup tournaments from 2006 to 2026.
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This report details how FIFA World Cup host nations have progressively transitioned through four distinct phases of border innovations, moving from traditional visa processing to event-specific visas, integrated digital ecosystems, and large-scale trusted traveller programs. The FIFA World Cups covered in this report are:

· 2006 Germany

· 2010 South Africa

· 2014 Brazil

· 2018 Russia

· 2022 Qatar

· 2026 USA, Mexico & Canada

Innovations at these tournaments have successfully delivered enhanced border security and a seamless traveller experience.

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Number of pages in this product: 28

Methodology and sources

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers:

2024 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.
2025 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

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