Philadelphia built a free, 39-day World Cup festival serving more than 425,000 fans. Take a look inside.

Tech Insider : Sports, Business
A crowd watches soccer at Philadelphia's FIFA FanFest.
A crowd watches Portugal play Croatia at Philadelphia's FIFA FanFest.

Colleen Stepanian for Business Insider

I'm a veteran who runs a flag business. We were blindsided by World Cup demand, and sales are up 130%.

Tech Insider : Sports, Economy, Business
Flags Unlimited
Erik May is the president of Flags Unlimited, and usually sells US, state, and military flags.

Nic Antaya for BI

I own a Turkish Restaurant in San Francisco. Turkey's World Cup match here has changed my business.

Tech Insider : Economy, Sports, Business
Aziz Aslan, owner of Turquaz, a Turkish café and restaurant at 1198 Mission St., is pictured at his San Francisco establishment.
Aziz Aslan owns Turquaz, a Turkish restaurant in San Francisco.

Gabriela Hasbun for BI

I didn't realize how big a deal the FIFA World Cup was until my Airbnb bookings blew up.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Airbnb Cottage
Jennifer Smith is listing this home, nicknamed Kentucky Cottage, on Airbnb during the FIFA World Cup.

Zerb Mellish for BI

The World Cup is coming to Atlanta. Small businesses hope it pays off.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
Cyrei owner of Sweet Me Good
Cyrei Daniel owns the bakery Sweet Me Good.

Piera Moore for BI

Subscribe to working-the-world-cup