The World Cup may be over 250 days away, but Massachusetts businesses are already busy putting plans in place to draw soccer fans into their doors.

With the countdown on, business leaders gathered in Foxborough Wednesday for a Women's Business Summit focused on the economic impact of the World Cup.

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There are seven FIFA World Cup soccer games coming to Gillette Stadium next summer. They are expected to have an economic impact of more than $1 billion in New England, and $800 million in Massachusetts.

"To have the world cup coming to our region, I mean pinch me, this is incredible," said Wendy Hudson, Co-founder of Cisco Brewers. Here's who can stake an early claim on tickets to the 2026 World Cup through the new

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