# @businessinsider on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=RZGsfvFXStY
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-12T13:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

Official World Cup jerseys can cost as much as $180, while counterfeit versions sell for as little as $4. We visited factories in Bangladesh, one of the world's biggest garment manufacturing hubs, to find out what separates authentic, replica, and fake soccer jerseys and why they cost so much.

00:00 - Intro
01:01 - How Official Replica Jerseys Are Made
02:30 - Replica Vs. Authentic Jerseys
03:39 - Why Soccer Jerseys Cost So Much
05:19 - The $15 Billion Soccer Jersey Business
06:17 - How Soccer Jerseys Became Fashion
07:10 - Inside The Counterfeit Jersey Market
08:02 - How Unauthorized Replica Jerseys Are Made
10:42 - The Crackdown on Counterfeits
11:29 - Why Fans Buy Fake Jerseys
12:37 - Credits

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Inside The Illegal Business Of Fake World Cup Jerseys | So Expensive | Business Insider

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lamineyamal, soexpensive, lionelmessi, worldcupjersey, worldcup2026, fifaworldcup2026, spain, argentina

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