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Front-Runners:
New York
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Boston
Dallas
Guadalajara
Monterrey
Contenders:
Atlanta
DC
Houston
Miami
Toronto
Seattle
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Montreal
Denver
Orlando
Longshots:
Baltimore
Edmonton
Nashville
Kansas City
Cincinnati
That's an interesting article. I was under the impression that all 3 Mexican cities and all 3 Canadian cities left were already a lock to host matches. With 10 matches each in both Canada and Mexico, that would be 3/3/4 with the amount of matches per country/per city.
I thought the only thing left for FIFA to do, was choose the 10 US cities out of the "Group of 17" in 2020/2021 that were going to host the other 60 matches.
I heard that the 17 potential US host cities would eventually be reduced to 10 at a future date. Having 16 host cities is plenty, less travel and keeps the cost down.
Basically it will be:
3 cities in Canada (Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto) hosting 10 matches
3 cities in Mexico (Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara) hosting 10 matches
10 cities in the US hosting 60 matches including all the quarterfinals/semifinals and Met Life Stadium hosting the Final
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Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey
What should be the 10 candidate cities?
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Originally Posted by cjseliga
New York (Final match will be at Met Life Stadium in Jersey) and LA are shoe ins.
I would also pick Dallas, Miami and Boston (Foxborough), Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots) was a huge supporter of the World Cup bid and is the Honorary chairman of the board for the bid committee.
As for the last 5 cities, I would pick Seattle (huge fútbol following) and you can draw from the PNW, DC/Baltimore, would pick either one of those, not both, then maybe Cincinnati to draw from the Midwest and then probably Atlanta (another huge fútbol following) and finally either Denver or Kansas City to draw from the middle of the country.
So here's my ten cities, sort of:
New York
Los Angeles
Boston
Dallas
Miami
DC or Baltimore
Cincinnati
Atanta
Denver or Kansas City
That gives a good chuck of the US a great chance to catch a game or two in person in they so choose.
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Originally Posted by atadytic19
Although Dallas is more centrally located, I would choose Houston instead of only one Texas City could host.
Houston seems to be a better MLS area.
It would serve the entire gulf coast catchment area whereas somewhere like KC would be even more centralized then Dallas.
Houston has had better attendance then Dallas every single year it has been in the league.
Houston has had 4 conference championships and 2 MLS cup wins.
Dallas has no wins and has only made one appearance.
Although Dallas has more sports offerings with longer histories, when it comes to hosting major events such as the super bowl, final four, etc, Houston send to do better based on attendee reviews.
Also in the last few years Houston teams have been doing better which had a positive effect on local support. The Astros, Rockets and Dynamo have all enjoyed recent post season success.
Finally the central location of Houston's stadiums which are all a short distance from each other via rail combined with the diverse Latin American population in Houston imo gives it a leg up on Dallas.
Well, it will be sixteen cities: three in Canada, three in Mexico, and ten in the United States.
The hosting cities in Canada and Mexico have already been chosen:
Canada
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterrey
The ten U.S. cities should be:
Washington
New York City (with New Jersey)
Boston
Atlanta
Miami
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Denver
Seattle
Houston
Reasoning?
1. Washington: Capital of the U.S.
2. New York City: Mid-Atlantic Region Representation and Premier World City
3. Boston: New England Region Representation
4. Atlanta: American South Region Representation
5. Miami: Florida Region Represenation
6. Cincinnati: Midwest Region Representation
7. Los Angeles: California Region Represenation
8. Denver: American West/Mountain West Region Representation
9. Seattle: Pacific Northwest/Cascadia Region Representation
10. Houston: Texas Region Representation (though I would be fine with Dallas--this is the only toss-up/either option in my list)
So, the 16 Host Cities of the 2026 World Cup:
Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Denver
Edmonton
Guadalajara
Houston
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Miami
Monterrey
Montreal
New York City
Seattle
Toronto
Washington
Well, it will be sixteen cities: three in Canada, three in Mexico, and ten in the United States.
The hosting cities in Canada and Mexico have already been chosen:
Canada
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterrey
The ten U.S. cities should be:
Washington
New York City (with New Jersey)
Boston
Atlanta
Miami
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Denver
Seattle
Houston
Reasoning?
1. Washington: Capital of the U.S.
2. New York City: Mid-Atlantic Region Representation and Premier World City
3. Boston: New England Region Representation
4. Atlanta: American South Region Representation
5. Miami: Florida Region Represenation
6. Cincinnati: Midwest Region Representation
7. Los Angeles: California Region Represenation
8. Denver: American West/Mountain West Region Representation
9. Seattle: Pacific Northwest/Cascadia Region Representation
10. Houston: Texas Region Representation (though I would be fine with Dallas--this is the only toss-up/either option in my list)
So, the 16 Host Cities of the 2026 World Cup:
Atlanta
Boston
Cincinnati
Denver
Edmonton
Guadalajara
Houston
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Miami
Monterrey
Montreal
New York City
Seattle
Toronto
Washington
I would swap Kansas City for Cincinnati as the Midwest representative: stronger soccer fan base (Sporting KC is one of the stronger clubs in MLS) and more centrally located. The Intermountain West is more sparsely populated still, and Denver itself doesn't even have an MLS team yet (on those grounds, Salt Lake City should have been included). KC's on the bubble, I'll grant, but I think a strong case could be made for it.
New York is already where the Cup final will be held, in the Meadowlands. Given the population of the region, the p-t-b might want to add another city in the Northeastern US for the prelims, and Philadelphia would be a natural both on grounds of history and soccer fan base. (I'd certainly rank it over Baltimore and probably call it a toss-up with DC, since DC United also has a strong fan base.)
I would swap Kansas City for Cincinnati as the Midwest representative: stronger soccer fan base (Sporting KC is one of the stronger clubs in MLS) and more centrally located. The Intermountain West is more sparsely populated still, and Denver itself doesn't even have an MLS team yet (on those grounds, Salt Lake City should have been included). KC's on the bubble, I'll grant, but I think a strong case could be made for it.
New York is already where the Cup final will be held, in the Meadowlands. Given the population of the region, the p-t-b might want to add another city in the Northeastern US for the prelims, and Philadelphia would be a natural both on grounds of history and soccer fan base. (I'd certainly rank it over Baltimore and probably call it a toss-up with DC, since DC United also has a strong fan base.)
Good points--thank you for your insight.
I chose Cincinnati over KC since KC is close to Denver.
I do like the idea of having official regional representation--which is why I prefer Denver and Cincinnati together over KC.
Moreover, I assume that New York will also host prelims--so that should cover the northeast corridor? Especially since I listed Boston and DC as other host cities.
I chose Cincinnati over KC since KC is close to Denver.
I do like the idea of having official regional representation--which is why I prefer Denver and Cincinnati together over KC.
Moreover, I assume that New York will also host prelims--so that should cover the northeast corridor? Especially since I listed Boston and DC as other host cities.
Yes, but Denver isn't close to anywhere else save Salt Lake City. (Okay, Colorado Springs and Albuquerque too.)
KC is also closer to Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Tulsa, Omaha, Des Moines and Chicago than Denver is. I think the only two of the cities I just listed that are closer to Cincy than KC are St. Louis and Chicago, and I'm not even sure about those.
I don't know how they handled it in Russia, but ISTR that when the World Cup took place here in 1994, the city that hosted the finals (again NYC) didn't host any of the round-robin rounds. Philadelphia did, and attendance at Franklin Field (seats 75,000) was through the roof.
Last edited by MarketStEl; 07-15-2018 at 06:45 PM..
I think it’s odd to have all three nations host when each nation is so geographically huge.
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