U.S. federal authorities are intercepting a flood of counterfeit FIFA soccer gear worth around 10 million dollars arriving in the U.S. during the World Cup tournament.
Recent arrivals include the seizure of 8,400 counterfeit Nike soccer jerseys in Miami, bound for Brazil, worth $840,000; and 7,857 counterfeit Nike jerseys directly linked to a previous seized shipment of 7,857 counterfeit Nike jerseys, valued at $1,374,975.
One of the largest seizures occurred in Houston, where US Federal Officers on Thursday, June 18, 2026, reported seizing 12,000 Adidas Soccer Jerseys, 4,500 Adidas FIFA Soccer Balls, nearly 4,400 pairs of athletic shoes, 69 FIFA packages with over 2,200 counterfeit Apple watches and ear buds with FIFA trademark logo, and an array of toys and perfumes worth well over $6 million.
South of Houston in Dallas-Fort Worth, US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officers also reported seizures of large quantities of counterfeit FIFA merchandise arriving from Mexico and China, which were easy to spot because of their obvious poor quality.
On June 8, 2026, CBP Agents in Los Angeles/Long Beach reported seizing fake World Cup merch worth almost $850,000.
All this adds up to millions of dollars in counterfeit World Cup merchandise seized by US authorities so far during the games.
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