"The economic impact that the 2026 World Cup will bring to the North Texas region, not just to Dallas, $1.5 to $2.1 billion," Vaca said. To make it all happen, FIFA needs more than 6,000 volunteers for the events in the Dallas area .

Applications are now open for the FIFA World Cup 26™ volunteer program, which aims to recruit approximately 65,000 volunteers to support the event across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

A staggering 65,000 volunteers are being recruited for FIFA World Cup 26, to be held in the U.S., Mexico and Canada over 39 days beginning June 11.