ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the processes of risk and security management at the World Cup. It explores contemporary concepts, issues and cases related to the World Cup's risk and security management. The chapter argues, the risks and security issues that mega-events like the World Cup are exposed to are complex. A World Cup's risk management and security delivery are always likely to leave significant footprints on the relevant host city's or country's places and urban life. The risk of significant infrastructure investment is not just ineffective resource allocation but presents labour force risks. Every World Cup is surrounded by a set of diverse, unpredictable and unique risks that must be mitigated, eliminated or identified. It examines World Cup risk and security management processes. Particularly, there is a pressing need for future research on the risk management of Women's World Cups and the World Cups below senior level.
