‘The perfect job’: meet the fans being paid to watch all 104 World Cup games in Times Square | World Cup 2026
By: Ed Aarons in New York | Published: 2026-06-16 10:00:07 | Source: www.theguardian.com
When Kevin Kotoko heard that he had been selected as one of Fox’s chief World Cup watchers he had no hesitation in accepting. What self-respecting football fan could turn down the opportunity to be paid $50,000 (£37,000) to take in all 104 games at this World Cup, after all?
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The only issues were that he would have to watch every match in a custom-built viewing cube in the heart of Times…
