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Have any of the cities been decided besides New York?
I find it funny that so many people on here are skipping Philadelphia, when its still a contender on every list I have seen. Philadelphia is a major sports city capable of hosting major events (as we have all seen).
Las Vegas is going to have a shiny new $1.8 billion stadium with a retractable roof opening in 2020. That city is better at hosting events than just about any other city in the country.
I think they’ve got a real shot at this. International visitors love Las Vegas.
Have any of the cities been decided besides New York?
I find it funny that so many people on here are skipping Philadelphia, when its still a contender on every list I have seen. Philadelphia is a major sports city capable of hosting major events (as we have all seen).
I decided I'd done enough promoting of Philly here and needed to reserve my firepower for my forever hometown, which is a longer shot.
I think Philly is a stronger contender to host games than many participating in this discussion seem to think, partly because of the Union and partly because the games that were played here in the 1994 World Cup did so well.
Where in LV will this stadium be? Would be cool to have it in paradise near the airport side.
I haven't had my coffee and too lazy to look it up.
LV is as close to LA as DFW is to Houston.
Since some are going by geography do you think both LV and LA would be good hypothetical hosts?
Both cities are awesome host cities. However, in terms of geographic connections Dallas is way more connected than LV. So many highways connecting so many branches of the country to Dallas.
If LA and LV would be hypothetical hosts I don't see why Houston And DFW would not be either. As an inland city DFW is far less isolated than LV and a has a huge population to pull from in all directions.
Las Vegas is going to have a shiny new $1.8 billion stadium with a retractable roof opening in 2020. That city is better at hosting events than just about any other city in the country.
I think they’ve got a real shot at this. International visitors love Las Vegas.
Thoughts?
Las Vegas was already eliminated from the United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid. The only cities now in the running to host games:
CANADA
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
MEXICO
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterrey
UNITED STATES
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Nashville
New York City
Orlando
Philadelphia
San Jose
Seattle
Washington
Las Vegas was already eliminated from the United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid. The only cities now in the running to host games:
CANADA
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
MEXICO
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterrey
UNITED STATES
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Nashville
New York City
Orlando
Philadelphia
San Jose
Seattle
Washington
Just for comparisons sake here are the cities that hosted in 1994
Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles)
Stanford, CA (San Francisco)
Pontiac, MI (Detroit)
East Rutherford, NJ (New York)
Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Orlando, FL
Boxborough, MA (Boston)
Washington, DC
Just for comparisons sake here are the cities that hosted in 1994
Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles)
Stanford, CA (San Francisco)
Pontiac, MI (Detroit)
East Rutherford, NJ (New York)
Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Orlando, FL
Boxborough, MA (Boston)
Washington, DC
Oops. Whatever I said upthread about Philly in the 1994 World Cup must be ascribed to dreams or memory playing tricks with me. Please discard it.
However: the Union does have a strong fan base. Given where the games were hosted in the Northeast last time around, Philly's chances should be slim given what's nearby, but I too have heard lots of buzz suggesting that it's actually a strong contender to land some, maybe for variety's sake (Washington can't grab the spotlight all the time or something like that).
Just for comparisons sake here are the cities that hosted in 1994
Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles)
Stanford, CA (San Francisco)
Pontiac, MI (Detroit)
East Rutherford, NJ (New York)
Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Orlando, FL
Boxborough, MA (Boston)
Washington, DC
There is a Boxborough MA but I don't think it could host a World Cup venue. Just messing with you for the typo.
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