22 Other Cities Join, Baltimore in Final Bid
Submission to FIFA; United Bid Projects 5.8
Million Tickets to be Sold in 2026, Generating $2.1 Billion in Revenue.
15 March 2018 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore has been
included as an official Candidate Host City in the United Bid of Canada,
Mexico, and the United States to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup™. The United Bid
announced its list of 23 Candidate Host Cities that will be included in the Bid
Book earlier today.
Baltimore, MD is part of the most comprehensive and
far-reaching hosting strategy ever developed for a mega-sporting event. Baltimore is thrilled at
possibility of welcoming the world to a united and inclusive celebration of
football in M&T Bank Stadium,
offering an advanced and existing stage on which the world’s best players will
compete.
The full list of Candidate
Host Cities can be found below. If the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ is awarded to the
United Bid, FIFA will select up to 16 Host Cities from the proposed slate of 23.
“Canada, Mexico, and the United States have
joined together to deliver a United Bid that offers FIFA and its member
associations the power of unity, the promise of certainty, and the potential of
extraordinary opportunity,” said John Kristick, Executive Director of the
United Bid. “We are confident that the
combination of our 23 existing world-class stadiums, 150 existing elite
training facilities, and our modern and interconnected transportation network
can help FIFA to achieve new records for attendance and revenue which will
allow the entire global football community to improve and grow.”
"We are thrilled Baltimore City has been chosen as an official candidate to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup™,” said Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, who serves as an Honorary Chair of the Baltimore, Maryland Host Committee. “As a longtime soccer fan, I am hopeful about the prospect of welcoming soccer fans and players around the world to our great state and we look forward to continuing in this process.”
Canada, Mexico, and the United
States require no new stadium construction to stage the 2026 FIFA World Cup™. Baltimore, Md., along with
the United Bid, will instead be able to work with FIFA to ensure the players, officials,
and fans have an extraordinary experience at the largest FIFA World Cup™ ever
staged.
Across every metric, the 2026
FIFA World Cup™ in North America has the potential to deliver something
extraordinary for Baltimore, North American, FIFA, and for football.
The United Bid’s final Candidate
Host Cities are:
Canada:
· Edmonton · Montréal · Toronto
Mexico:
· Guadalajara · Mexico City · Monterrey
United States:
· Atlanta · Baltimore · Boston · Cincinnati · Dallas · Denver · Houston · Kansas City · Los Angeles · Miami · Nashville · New York/New Jersey · Orlando · Philadelphia · San Francisco Bay Area · Seattle · Washington DC
About the United Bid Committee
The United Bid Committee was
created by the National Federations of Canada, Mexico and the United States to
manage the bidding process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™.
About The 2026 FIFA World Cup™
The 2026 FIFA World Cup™ will
be the first tournament with the expanded 48-team format and will require
world-class facilities and infrastructure to ensure a successful tournament.
The United Bid of Canada, Mexico and the United States is uniquely suited to
accommodate FIFA’s high-level standards for hosting a FIFA World Cup™. If the
United Bid is selected by FIFA as the host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, up to
16 Host Cities will be selected as venues for games. Canada, Mexico and the
United States also have a long and successful history as hosts - 13 FIFA World
Cups™ have been hosted in Canada, Mexico and the United States, five of which have
set attendance records.
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