This column is from Trendlines, the business newsletter that covers the forces shaping the economy in Boston and beyond. If you’d like to receive it via email on Mondays and Thursdays, sign up here. The energy around the FIFA World Cup in Boston has been palpable.

The World Cup returns tonight with our first quarterfinal between France and Morocco. Follow all the buildup right here, with ESPN.

The Bay Area hosted six World Cup games, and local residents and businesses say it brought a welcome economic boost to the region.

There are four free transfers available ahead of today’s deadline, with the maximum players per country increasing to five

The owner of a New Jersey diner says World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium have been bad for business.

At last, several months after it started, we have reached the business end of this World Cup. None of the three hosts remain, but eight quarter-finalists do, and it is our journalistic duty to put them in order.

Ranch dressing is now being sold alongside World Cup merch at John F. Kennedy International Airport so fans can buy it past TSA and fly home.

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Turkey playing in San Francisco as part of the FIFA World Cup 2026 has brought new customers to one restaurant, Turquaz's owner told Business Insider.

Business owners say downtown looked better than ever during the tournament, but they'd like to see long-term solutions to keep it that way.