NEWS: Bay Area host committee presents 2026 FIFA World Cup Plan to FIFA and U.S. Soccer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Bay Area Host Committee gathered virtually earlier today with FIFA and U.S. Soccer to review regional plans to serve as one of a planned 10 host communities in the United States for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™. The meeting with FIFA and U.S. Soccer followed a virtual Candidate Host Community Workshop staged by the two governing bodies of soccer on July 7^th. The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ in June 2018. The Bay Area stands among the 17 United States finalists working to earn hosting rights as the region did for the 1994 FIFA World Cup™, the United States’ only previous time hosting the event.