Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: February 02, 2024, 08:41 IST
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FIFA World Cup. (Credit: Twitter)
The event is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and FIFA may even announce which venue will host the opening recreation of the event.
FIFA will announce which metropolis will host the ultimate of the 2026 World Cup after they unveil schedule particulars for the primary ever 48-team event on Sunday.
The event is being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and FIFA may even announce which venue will host the opening recreation of the event.
Dallas has been reported to be favorite to clinch the massive recreation, which shall be held on July 19 with a number of media studies suggesting that AT&T Stadium, residence of the Dallas Cowboys NFL workforce is ready to win the honour.
But MetLife Stadium, residence of the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets has additionally lobbied arduous for the best to carry the sport’s largest match in New Jersey.
Los Angeles can be within the body — town had the World Cup last the final time that the event was held within the USA in 1994 when Brazil beat Italy on penalties after a goalless draw on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
The Rose Bowl just isn’t a bunch venue for the 2026 event with video games in Los Angeles scheduled for SoFi Stadium, one other NFL stadium, the place the Rams and Chargers each play and in addition a contender for internet hosting the ultimate.
FIFA has had troublesome talks with the SoFi Stadium homeowners about adjustments they need to see to the venue for 2026 which has raised questions of their probabilities of holding the ultimate.
Both Dallas and Los Angeles can provide stadiums with roofs to guard from any stormy climate however New York/New Jersey organisers have emphasised their metropolis’s monitor file in internet hosting main worldwide occasions.
New York has additionally emphasised its straightforward transportation hyperlinks throughout the area and internationally, together with a time-zone which is greatest fitted to European followers.
Indoor last?
Dallas is just one hour totally different from New York in time-zone however their bid has additionally argued that the roof on their 80,000 venue in Arlington can higher cut back the affect of the summer time warmth.
While Dallas is seen as much less of a glamourous and ‘global’ metropolis than each L.A. and New York, it’s backers have pressured it enjoys shut connections to co-hosts Mexico.
FIFA has by no means organised a World Cup last in an ‘indoor’ venue.
While the three US venues have competed for the best to host the ultimate, the just lately redeveloped Azteca Stadium in Mexico City has lengthy been seen because the more than likely host for the primary recreation and opening ceremony.
The Azteca, the non secular residence of Mexican soccer, has hosted World Cup finals in 1970 and 1986 and it’ll turn out to be the primary stadium to host video games in three seperate World Cups.
The choices shall be introduced in a tv present broadcast in North America from Miami with FIFA president Gianni Infantino making the bulletins.
The enlargement of the event to 48 groups from 32 means there shall be a further 24 matches making up a complete of 104 video games throughout the 16 already chosen venues.
The event will take the format of 12 teams of 4 groups with the highest two going by together with the eight greatest third-placed groups.
From then on the competitors is a straight knock-out format with the finalists having to play eight video games moderately than the earlier seven.
FIFA may even announce which video games shall be distributed to which venues, though particular match-ups received’t be identified till the draw for the event after the qualification course of has been accomplished.
The 16 host cities for the event are: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – AFP)
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