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The Office of Personnel Management is giving federal agencies in the 11 World Cup host markets across the nation the OK to let their employees work remotely.<\/p>\n

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The soccer extravaganza is being jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico starting Thursday and continuing through July 19.<\/p>\n

The U.S. stadiums for games are in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n

In a memo Tuesday, OPM said it \u201creminds agencies with offices located in a host city of their authority to approve situational\/unscheduled telework and other workforce flexibilities at their sole and exclusive discretion for impacted employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The federal office issued the reminder due to anticipated spikes in traffic in those cities and the strain on law enforcement and security personnel.<\/p>\n

The U.S. is hosting 78 of the 104 matches during the FIFA 2026 World Cup, including the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.<\/p>\n

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The title game will hit MetLife Stadium near New York on July 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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