Aug
20
US World Cup Bid Narrows To 27 Cities
The USA Bid Committee announced the 27 United States cities that passed the third stage of the city and stadium proposal review process and remain under consideration as potential host venues for the World Cup in 2018 or 2022.
Those making the cut:
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, LA, Miami, Nashville, New York City, Oakland, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Fransisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Washington DC.
Missing out on the cut are the following 11 cities:
Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fayetteville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, and San Antonio.
Of the 27 cities left in the running there are 32 stadiums.
FIFA will be looking for a minimum of 12 stadiums and allow a maximum of 18.
Any cities left on the list that you are surprised by? Any that were cut that you are shocked to see go?
|
Metro Market/City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
|
Atlanta |
Georgia Dome |
71,250 |
|
Baltimore |
M & T Bank Stadium |
71,008 |
|
Boston |
Gillette Stadium |
71,693 |
|
Charlotte |
Bank of America Stadium |
73,778 |
|
Chicago |
Soldier Field |
61,000 |
|
Cleveland |
Cleveland Browns Stadium |
72,000 |
|
Dallas |
Cotton Bowl |
89,000 |
|
Dallas |
Cowboys Stadium |
100,000 |
|
Denver |
INVESCO Field |
76,125 |
|
Detroit |
Ford Field |
67,188 |
|
Detroit |
Michigan Stadium |
108,000 |
|
Houston |
Reliant Stadium |
71,500 |
|
Indianapolis |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
64,200 |
|
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium |
82,000 |
|
Kansas City |
Arrowhead Stadium |
77,000 |
|
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
93,607 |
|
Los Angeles |
Rose Bowl |
92,000+ |
|
Miami |
Land Shark Stadium |
75,540 |
|
Nashville |
LP Field |
69,143 |
|
New York/N.J. |
New Meadowlands Stadium |
82,000 |
|
Oakland |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
63,026 |
|
Orlando |
Florida Citrus Bowl |
65,616 |
|
Philadelphia |
Lincoln Financial Field |
67,594 |
|
Phoenix/Glendale |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
71,000 |
|
San Diego |
Qualcomm Stadium |
70,500 |
|
San Francisco |
Stanford Stadium |
50,500 |
|
Seattle |
Qwest Field |
67,000 |
|
Seattle |
Husky Stadium |
72,500 |
|
St. Louis |
Edward Jones Dome |
67,268 |
|
Tampa |
Raymond James Stadium |
65,856 |
|
Washington, D.C. |
RFK Stadium |
45,600 |
|
Washington, D.C. |
FedExField |
91,704 |
