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Dream Job? Two Americans Will Get over a Million for Watching All the Championship Matches

Summary by Novinky.cz
While most World Cup fans in the US, Canada and Mexico are only watching selected matches, two Americans won't miss a single one. Austin Franklin (29) and Kevin Akoto (26) are spending 39 days in a special glass cube in New York's Times Square watching all 104 matches. For their unconventional work, they will each earn $50,000, or more than a million crowns.

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Dream Job? Two Americans Will Get over a Million for Watching All the Championship Matches

While most World Cup fans in the US, Canada and Mexico are only watching selected matches, two Americans won't miss a single one. Austin Franklin (29) and Kevin Akoto (26) are spending 39 days in a special glass cube in New York's Times Square watching all 104 matches. For their unconventional work, they will each earn $50,000, or more than a million crowns.

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Novinky.cz broke the news on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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