Questor, The Telegraph’s investing column, takes a weekly view of the markets – what is moving them, what lies ahead and how all of this could affect your portfolios and financial goals.

The 2026 Fifa World Cup is upon us, and anyone looking for thoughts from this column on which companies or share prices could benefit is going to be disappointed. You missed the boat on that one.

Fifa awarded the tournament to the United States, Canada and Mexico in June 2018, so the concept that the footballing fiesta is in some ways going to sneak up on the stock market and surprise everyone is a bit odd. Especially as the competition takes place every four years and comes with another major event, Uefa’s European…