SANTA CLARA, Calif. - In Santa Clara , they're counting down the hours until next summer's FIFA World Cup. And while the matches are still a long way off, FIFA fever is already here.

"It's exciting. I want to get a ticket, but it's hard and expensive. So I've been working towards that. We'll see if I get it," says Paarin Shah, a student at Santa Clara University.

Either way, city leaders want the community to get in on the fun. They're starting with this activation on the Santa Clara University Campus complete with giveaways and the unveiling of the official FIFA countdown clock.

"We're trying to really focus especially on our young population in Santa Clara to bring them all together, especially the ones who won't be able to afford to go to the games," says Santa Clara Mayor Lisa G

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