Sixty years after a transformational World’s Fair, Seattle learned today that it would host another international spectacle—the men’s World Cup.
During a televised announcement from New York City, FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani fulfilled some long-held local soccer fan dreams when he pulled Seattle’s name out of a blue envelope. It’s the first time our city has ever hosted soccer’s biggest event, which includes 11 U.S. host cities in 2026. “This is perhaps the biggest day for the sport of soccer in the history of our region,” Sounders majority owner Adrian Hanauer said in a statement after the ceremony.
The decision comes four years after soccer’s international
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