The costs of LA are a huge part of the difficulty."
"There will be discussions between the LA host committee and FIFA right up almost to the moment of the announcement. "Even to this moment, there's calls going on all day long trying to sort it out," he said Tuesday. Rothenberg said the decision remained uncertain in the final week between SoFi, which may need pricey renovations to create a wider field, and the Rose Bowl. "But I don't think it's going to take away from the desire of the soccer fan to attend the game, wherever their country lands in 2026." "This country has even more than 17 cities capable of hosting the World Cup, and it will be a pity for those that miss out," said Telemundo's Andrés Cantor, who has broadcast the tournament since 1990 and will co-host the announcement. Edmonton, Alberta's Commonwealth Stadium was likely to be dropped. In the other countries: Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, which hosted the 1970 and '86 finals and will become the first stadium in three World Cups Guadalajara's Estadio Akron Monterrey's Estadio BBVA Toronto's BMO Field and Vancouver, British Columbia's B.C. Least likely: Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati Empower Field at Mile High in Denver and Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. In the hunt: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts NRG Stadium in Houston Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California and Lumen Field in Seattle.
Locks: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, along with SoFi Stadium in Inglewood or the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. In handicapping the bidders, there appeared to be several tiers: Home of the NFL football Atlanta Falcons and the MLS soccer team, Atlanta United, the Mercedes-Benz stadium. This time, the decisions will be revealed by FIFA in a Fox television studio 1,456 days before the likely start. stadiums were announced during a Waldorf-Astoria news conference 816 days before the opener. will host 60 of the 80 games under FIFA's plan, including all from the quarterfinals on, and there was little doubt over the venues for 10 games each in the other nations. for the tournament, which will be co-hosted with Mexico and Canada. Seventeen stadiums in 16 areas remained in contention to be among 10-12 selected from the U.S.
The terms have been incredibly difficult for cities to grope with." So it's been a really long and arduous process. "Here, everything is done in-house by FIFA. "They gave the rights to the host country, and the host country basically ran the whole thing," he said. As FIFA prepares to announce the 2026 World Cup sites on Thursday - and make high-profile cuts - Alan Rothenberg thought back to when stadiums were picked for the 1994 tournament he headed in the United States.
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