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The 2026 World Cup left a souvenir-shop hangover and a 700-drone FBI report. Both tell us how America hosts.
A tournament billed as the biggest in history closed this week leaving Manhattan retailers ambivalent and federal agents counting 700 intercepted drones. The asymmetry is the story.

Wire provenance
This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:
- https://x.com/polymarket/status/194765000000000000
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetLife_Stadium
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