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The FIFA World Cup 26 Houston Host Committee has announced NRG Energy as its first local host city sponsorship ahead of the stadium’s seven matches in next summer’s tournament. The matches will be at what is commonly known as NRG Stadium but for FIFA sponsorship purposes will be referred to as the Houston World Cup […]
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The FIFA World Cup 2026 Atlanta Host Committee commemorated 500 days until the FIFA World Cup 26 comes to Atlanta on Friday, announcing two milestones that it will have later this year. The first match set to take place at Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) will be June 15, 2026. Atlanta will host eight matches, including […]
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FIFA and the cities that will host the 2026 World Cup marked the 500-day countdown on Monday as Canada, Mexico and the United States are continuing preparations to host the biggest tournament ever. The 2026 tournament will be the first 48-team competition and the first to be played in three countries. The draw for the […]
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The city of San Jose, California, has hired former Olympic speed skater Tommy O’Hare as its new temporary sports and special events director to oversee the coordination efforts related to the massive sporting events taking place in 2026. O’Hara will assume the director role on February 3. The San Jose region will host Super Bowl […]
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Soccer fans across the state of Washington won’t need tickets to a 2026 FIFA World Cup game to get in on the fun next year. The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee will be partnering with nine locations which will host fan zones, in addition to the Seattle Fan Celebration hosted at the […]
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Visit Seattle projects a minimum of $929 million will be generated for King County over the six FIFA 2026 World Cup matches set to take place at Lumen Field between June and July of 2026, including a U.S. men’s national team game in the group stage. This projection, released Tuesday, includes more than $100 million […]
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Monica Crowley, who served as the assistant secretary of the treasury for public affairs during the first Trump Administration, has been announced as the next Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State and Chief of Protocol of the United States of America and will be a key liaison for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 […]
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Alina Hudak, who has worked in Miami-Dade County for more than three decades in a variety of city and county departments, will be the new president and chief executive officer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee. Hudak will oversee the planning and execution of Miami’s World Cup activities. She will replace Lisa […]
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FIFA has released the second wave of Team Base Camp options for the 2026 World Cup with additional U.S. cities not hosting games among the options along with several host cities throughout the U.S. and Mexico. There were 24 locations in the first list and FIFA’s announcement on Thursday added 25 options to that list […]
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The local organizing committee for Kansas City’s matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup are putting its sponsorship and supporter packages on the market with a variety of marketing assets, tickets and hospitality amenities. This is the first time FIFA has allowed host cities to sell local sponsorships. Kansas City will host six games during […]
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