Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Nov 1, 2021
FIFA wraps second set of visits to potential World Cup hosts
Colin Smith, right, FIFA chief tournaments and events chairman, speaks Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in Seattle as Adrian Hanauer, center, owner of the MLS soccer Seattle Sounders, and Kasey Keller, left, former goalkeeper for the Sounders and the U.S. Men's National Team, look on during a news conference at Lumen Field. Smith was discussing taking part in an official visit of a FIFA delegation to Seattle, as organizers try to be selected as a host city for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.SEATTLE (AP) — FIFA and CONCACAF are inching closer to making the final call on which cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will host matches for the 2026 World Cup, with decisions expected sometime next spring.
