Corporate Relocation International

The World Cup doesn't start when the whistle blows. It starts years earlier, when the first construction crew shows up. Barcelona 1992. London 2012. Qatar 2022.

Every major sporting event triggers a wave of multi-year construction projects requiring specialized professionals from around the world.

Architects. Engineers. Sustainability experts. Cybersecurity teams. Project managers. These aren't short visits.

They are long-term assignments. And long before the opening ceremonies, HR and mobility teams are already managing visas, temporary housing, family orientations, and complex tax questions across borders.

North Texas alone invested more than $61 million in federal funding to enhance security, transportation, and operations. Downtown Dallas converted the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center into the International Broadcast Center, drawing media professionals from around the globe. The ball is just the visible part. The workforce behind it moved first.

The biggest sporting event in the world kicks off today. And before a single ball is kicked, the logistics were staggering. The 2026 FIFA World Cup spans 39 days, 16 host cities across three countries, 48 teams, and 104 matches. Behind all of it: years of construction, thousands of project-based relocations, hundreds of thousands of temporary workers, and entire cities transformed. All month, we're telling the stories behind the moves. Because this is what large-scale workforce mobility actually looks like.Welcome to the World Cup.