FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup

FIFA has a complex plan to sell chunks of its commercial rights to the World Cup to minority investors, including a firm run by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2901x1872+0+0/resize/2901x1872!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2Ff3%2Fda04e09642a89ade0425e02e3bc2%2Fgettyimages-2283934383.jpg' alt='FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends a World Cup match between Netherlands and Morocco at Monterrey Stadium, in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 29, 2026.'/><p>FIFA has a complex plan to sell chunks of its commercial rights to the World Cup to minority investors, including a firm run by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner.</p><p>(Image credit: Carl Recine)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5910773' />