Today, the host cities for the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup were selected across the North American continent.
Much has been made of the fact that several former shoo-ins for selection, such as Pasadena, Edmonton, Nashville and Baltimore, were not selected as one of the 16 sites for the 80-game World Cup.
But what was astounding was the fact that there were a number of cities which weren’t even in the final mix that could have been jewels for the game.
I’ll list a few here:
Indianapolis: Lucas Oil Stadium
Phoenix/Glendale: State Farm Stadium
Las Vegas: Allegiant Stadium
Tampa: Raymond James Stadium
New Orleans: Caesar’s Superdome
Toronto: Rogers Center
Buffalo: New Era Stadium
Detroit: Ford Field
I have a unicorn I’d like to propose to FIFA for the next time they want to have a world-beating event in the United States: Bristol Motor Speedway.
They’ve already tried putting down a grass pitch in the concrete infield, drawing almost 157,000 people for a college football game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech.
Imagine what would happen if a top soccer game like a FIFA World Cup final was scheduled for that facility.
The mind boggles.
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