The other two Mexican venues are the stadium Akronhome of the team of the Chivas from Guadalajaraand the BBVA stadium, of the Monterey Stripedannounced the FIFA in a television event held from the city of New York.
The FIFAwhich did not reveal the venues for the opening and final matchgranted to Canada two World Cup venues in toronto (BMO Field) and vancouver (BC Place Stadium).
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For its part, USA will host 60 of the 80 matches and will have 11 venues: Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Boston (Gillette Stadium), Dallas (AT&T Stadium), houston (NRG Stadium), Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium), The Angels (SoFi Stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium), Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), San Francisco (Levi’s Stadium) and Seattle (LumenField).
All of these fields are home to American Football League teams (NFL) and some also from soccer league squads (mls). It should be noted that none of them hosted matches of the world held in 1994 in USA. Pure renovation.
The matches from the group stage to the round of 16 will be split between the three North American countries but will be USA the one that will host the tournament from the quarterfinals.
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The president of the FIFA, Giani Infantinostated after the announcement that the 2026 World Cup will outshine the 1994which still holds the record for total attendance, in all respects. “2026 will be much, much bigger”said Infantine at a press conference. “I think this part of the world does not realize what will happen in 2026”.
“The world will invade Canada, Mexico and the United States”he claimed. “They will be invaded by a great wave of joy and happiness”. the president warned.
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Infantine hope that the world further stimulate the development of football in the region. “In this part of the world they are leaders in many areas. But in the number one sport in the world, football, they are not yet.”slipped. “The objective must be that they are world leaders in the number one sport in the world”challenged them Infantine.
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The court that hosted the 1994 final, the rosebowl of Pasadenanear The Angelsdid not pass the selection process, as did five other US candidate venues: Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando and even a candidacy from the capital of the country, Washington D.C. and the nearby baltimore. One Canadian city was also left out (Edmonton).
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“It was the most competitive selection process for a World Cup”admitted Infantine. Instead of rosebowlthe FIFA opted for a new court on the outskirts of The Angelsthe sofi stadiumwhich is among the favorites to host the final.
Opened in 2020 with a budget of more than $5 billionthe sofi stadium is a state-of-the-art stadium with some 70,000 seats that hosted in February the last game of superbowl in which the premises were imposed rams.
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Another of the strongest candidates to host the final of the world is he MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey). This field is shared by the two teams of New York on the NFLthe jets and the giantsalthough it is located in New Jersey, across the Hudson River. In 2016 it hosted the final of the Copa America Centenario in which Chili defeated on penalties Argentina.
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Infantine He said decisions on the venue for the opening match and the final will be made later. “We will take our time with that decision”He stated and added: “There are still some discussions to follow.”
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Regarding the requirements to choose the finalist venue, Infantine He pointed to factors such as the climate, the capacity of the stadiums and the distances to travel, since some of the selected cities are located more than 4,000 kilometers.
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“In a region as vast as North America, we have to worry about this, to make sure that teams play in groups where fans don’t have to travel crazy distances, just like teams do.”he pointed.
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The 2026 World Cup will feature a record 48 participating teams and 80 matches, for the 32 and 64 of Qatar 2022and will be organized for the first time jointly by three countries.
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Source: Ambito
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