The World Cup promised a boom for LA. Here’s how businesses actually fared

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by LaMonica Peters, Hanna Kang, and Laura Anaya-Morga | The LA Local, LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · July 21, 2026 · 6 min read

Ame Oropeza, center, along with other soccer fans, cheer at a watch party at Distrito Catorce in Boyle Heights. (Gary Coronado / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . Chad Merrill said he wasn’t a soccer fan before the FIFA World Cup , but he enjoyed learning about the game fr...

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Category: business · Published: July 21, 2026 · Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · Reading time: 6 min

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The World Cup promised a boom for LA. Here’s how businesses actually fared

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