2026 WORLD CUP

[akslop]

In regards to the joint Bid for the 2026 WC a list of potential venue's has been released.

As far as Canada goes I may be a little biased but Anything Under 40,000 capacity I cant see as an option.

Mosaic Looks Nice but can they get the support?

Could BC Place , Century link and Commonwealth Combo as a possible geographical fit?

I guess its somewhat dependent on how the groups lay out at the end of the day.

GO away Morroco

http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/08/15/world-cup-2026-bid-releases-list-of-potential-host-cities/

United States (34 cities, 37 stadiums)

Atlanta, GA

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

75,000

Baltimore, MD

M&T Bank Stadium

71,008

Birmingham, AL

Legion Field

71,594

Boston, MA (Foxborough, MA)

Gillette Stadium

65,892

Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Stadium

75,400

Chicago, IL

Soldier Field

61,500

Cincinnati, OH

Paul Brown Stadium

65,515

Cleveland, OH

FirstEnergy Stadium

68,710

Dallas, TX

Cotton Bowl

92,100

Dallas, TX (Arlington, TX)

AT&T Stadium

105,000

Denver, CO

Sports Authority Field at Mile High

76,125

Detroit, MI

Ford Field

65,000

Green Bay, WI

Lambeau Field

81,441

Houston, TX

NRG Stadium

71,500

Indianapolis, IN

Lucas Oil Stadium

65,700

Jacksonville, FL

EverBank Field

64,000

Kansas City, MO

Arrowhead Stadium

76,416

Las Vegas, NV

Raiders Stadium

72,000

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

78,500

Los Angeles, CA (Inglewood, CA)

LA Stadium at Hollywood Park

TBD

Los Angeles, CA (Pasadena, CA)

Rose Bowl

87,527

Miami, FL

Hard Rock Stadium

65,767

Minneapolis, MN

U.S. Bank Stadium

63,000

Nashville, TN

Nissan Stadium

69,143

New Orleans, LA

Mercedes-Benz Superdome

72,000

New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford, NJ)

MetLife Stadium

82,500

Orlando, FL

Camping World Stadium

65,000

Philadelphia, PA

Lincoln Financial Field

69,328

Phoenix, AZ (Glendale, AZ)

University of Phoenix Stadium

73,000

Pittsburgh, PA

Heinz Field

68,400

Salt Lake City, UT

Rice-Eccles Stadium

45,807

San Antonio, TX

Alamodome

72,000

San Diego, CA

Qualcomm Stadium

71,500

San Francisco/San Jose, CA (Santa Clara, CA)

Levi’s Stadium

75,000

Seattle, WA

CenturyLink Field

69,000

Tampa, FL

Raymond James Stadium

73,309

Washington, DC (Landover, MD)

FedEx Field

82,000

Canada (7 cities, 9 stadiums)

Calgary, Alberta

McMahon Stadium

35,650

Edmonton, Alberta

Commonwealth Stadium

56,335

Montréal, Québec

Stade Olympique

61,004

Montréal, Québec

Stade Saputo

20,801

Ottawa, Ontario

TD Place Stadium

24,341

Regina, Saskatchewan

Mosaic Stadium

30,048

Toronto, Ontario

Rogers Centre

53,506

Toronto, Ontario

BMO Field

28,026

Vancouver, British Columbia

BC Place

55,165

Mexico (3 cities, 3 stadiums)

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Estadio Chivas

45,364

Mexico City

Estadio Azteca

87,000

Monterrey, Nuevo León

Estadio Rayados

52,237

 

[oldtimer]

If it's grass fields only then BC Place is out
What's the new Vegas Stadium...grass or AT? That would be a fun road trip

 

[Dude]

Why would BC place be out? They can lay down real turf for a few games. No big deal there.

For me, road trip to Guadalajara!

 

[akslop]

 

[Rangerforever]

I had thought we were out and it was only Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton?

Good to know...

 

[dezza]

I had thought we were out and it was only Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton?

Good to know...

Montreal are out due to QC government refusing to support them

 

[mtkb]

Translation: the Americans called our bluff and stole the entire cruise ship industry out from under us...

And I agree, shouldn't be hard to lay down some real turf... just put a tarp between the fake stuff and the real stuff and you're good to go.... right?

 

[Regs]

Rumour that Vancouver is getting 6 games.

Toronto is going to be pissed if true.

 

[bulljive]

I wonder if the World Cup has ever had an intimate atmosphere....

 

[Michael]

I wonder if the World Cup has ever had an intimate atmosphere....

Just tell us when we get to piss in a bag and throw it.

 

[mtkb]

Rumour that Vancouver is getting 6 games.

Toronto is going to be pissed if true.

yes, but when they lay the grass on top of plastic, leave the roof open, and it rains, they'll have to move our games back to Toronto anyway...

 

[Regs]

Rumour floating out there now that Vancouver may be hosting the venue DRAW when the time comes.

If that happens, Toronto will shite themselves for a full month.

 

[mtkb]

Rumour floating out there now that Vancouver may be hosting the venue DRAW when the time comes.

If that happens, Toronto will shite themselves for a full month.

They should do that from the No. 5...

 

[PV]

 

[mtkb]

"we're thrilled that Vancouver has been selected despite our very best efforts to scuttle things"..

 

[Regs]

That certainly looks like the intimate atmosphere the Caps have had last few home games. Right there on top of the action!

 

[freddy]

Did they state which country (or all countries?) are considered "host" countries and therefore included in the WC?

 

[Regs]

Not that I'm aware of... I think it is just assumed that all 3 are going to auto-qualify as with 48 teams, the number of spots from Concacaf is going to go up a fair bit.

 

[Regs]

Format has officially been voted in, groups of 3 is OUT!

• 12 groups of 4 teams (rather than 16 three-team groups)
• 104 games (rather than 80)
• Top 2 & the 8 best 3rd-place teams go to R32
• Finalists will play 8 games (up from 7)
• Final: July 19 in the US

 

[dezza]

So each group will have 2 matches per day and 3 matchdays total making 6 matches.

I wonder if they would split a group between Vancouver and Seattle to reduce travel. Each host city would get 3 group matches.

On 2nd thought that is way too logical for FIFA