United States 2022 FIFA World Cup bid logo The United States Soccer Federation submitted a bid[ 1] FIFA World Cup . U.S. Soccer first said in February 2007 that it would put forth a bid for the 2018 World Cup.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Qatar would be the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[ 4]
David Downs, president of Univision Sports, was executive director of the bid.[ 5] FIFA World Cup in 1994 , as well as the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999 and 2003 .
Schedule Date Notes January 15, 2009 Applications formally invited February 2, 2009 Closing date for registering intention to bid March 16, 2009 Deadline to submit completed bid registration forms May 14, 2010 Deadline for submission of full details of bid September 6–9, 2010 Inspection committee visits the United States[ 6] December 2, 2010 FIFA to appoint hosts for 2018 and 2022 World Cups
Bid committee U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati was the Bid Committee Chairman. The American bid was being organized by USA Bid Committee, Inc.
The executive director of the bid was David Downs, CEO of Univision sports. Other members include U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati , Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber , Phil Murphy , the former national finance chair for the Democratic National Committee ,[ 7] U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger , New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg , California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , Clinton adviser Douglas Band ,[ 8] Spike Lee ,[ 9] Oscar De La Hoya , and Washington Post [ 10] [ 11]
Details of the bid United States 2022 FIFA World Cup bid (the United States)
In April 2009, the U.S. identified 70 stadiums in 50 communities as possible venues for the tournament, with 58 confirming their interest.[ 12] [ 10] [ 13] [ 14]
Those 18 cities were: Atlanta , Baltimore , Boston , Dallas , Denver , Houston , Indianapolis , Kansas City , Los Angeles , Miami , Nashville , New York City , Philadelphia , Phoenix , San Diego , Seattle , Tampa and Washington, D.C. The 18 stadiums selected host NFL or NCAA American football games, with a capacity over 65,000 spectators. No soccer-specific stadium was selected, since none in the country has capacity for more than 30,000 spectators.
Candidate venues Image Stadium Capacity City State Surface Home teams Notes Rose Bowl 94,542 Pasadena California Grass UCLA Bruins †Rose Bowl Game 1994 World Cup final venue1999 Women's World Cup final venueCONCACAF Gold Cup venue Super Bowl XI , Super Bowl XIV , Super Bowl XVII , Super Bowl XXI , and Super Bowl XXVII HostsBCS National Championship Games SoFi Stadium [ 15]
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 93,607 Los Angeles California Grass USC Trojans † 1932 and 1984 Olympic stadiumCONCACAF Gold Cup venue Super Bowl I and Super Bowl VII host1959 World Series SoFi Stadium [ 15]
AT&T Stadium * 91,600 Arlington Dallas ) Texas Matrix artificial turf Cowboys Classic Dallas Cowboys †Cotton Bowl Classic Southwest Classic Opened in 2009CONCACAF Gold Cup venue 2010 NBA All-Star Game venueSuper Bowl XLV in 2011 Wrestlemania 32 in 2016
FedExField 91,704 Landover Maryland Grass Washington Redskins † 1999 Women's World Cup venue
MetLife Stadium * 82,566 East Rutherford New Jersey FieldTurf New York Giants †New York Jets †
Opened in 2010Super Bowl XLVIII Wrestlemania XXIX
Sun Life Stadium * 80,240 Miami Gardens Miami ) Florida Grass Miami Dolphins †Miami Hurricanes †Orange Bowl Multi-purpose stadiumMarlins moved to their new ballpark and it was also host to WWE 's WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012Super Bowl XXIII , Super Bowl XXIX , Super Bowl XXXIII , Super Bowl XLI , and Super Bowl XLIV hostsBCS National Championship Games
Reliant Stadium * 76,000 Houston Texas Grass Houston Texans †Texas Bowl CONCACAF Gold Cup venue, 2010 MLS All-Star Game host, WrestleMania XXV hosts, NCAA Final Four 2011 & 2016 host, Super Bowl XXXVIII host,
Arrowhead Stadium * 75,364 Kansas City Missouri Grass Kansas City Chiefs †
Invesco Field at Mile High 75,165 Denver Colorado Grass Denver Broncos † 2008 Democratic National Convention Host2006 National Football League AFC Championship Game
Raymond James Stadium 75,000 Tampa Florida Grass Tampa Bay Buccaneers †South Florida Bulls †Outback Bowl Olympic qualifying venue. Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLIII hostsWrestleMania 36 original host
Gillette Stadium * 73,393 Foxborough Boston ) Massachusetts FieldTurf New England Patriots †New England Revolution NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 2008 and 2009, 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup venue, and the MLS Cup 2002
Husky Stadium 72,500 Seattle Washington FieldTurf Washington Huskies † Renovation completed in 2013. Track was removed but capacity decreased from 72,500 to 70,138.Goodwill Games track and field events.
University of Phoenix Stadium 71,362 Glendale Phoenix ) Arizona Grass Arizona Cardinals †Fiesta Bowl Retractable roof and playing surfaceCONCACAF Gold Cup venueSuper Bowl XLII hostsWrestleMania XXVI hostsBCS National Championship Games
Georgia Dome 71,228 Atlanta Georgia FieldTurf & able to install grass. Atlanta Falcons †Georgia State Panthers †Chick-fil-A Bowl Indoor stadiumSuper Bowl XXXIV & Super Bowl XXVIII hostsWorld Football Challenge hosts1996 Summer Olympics World Football Challenge WrestleMania XXVII hostsMercedes-Benz Stadium
M&T Bank Stadium 71,008 Baltimore Maryland Sportexe Momentum Turf Baltimore Ravens † World Football Challenge game
Lincoln Financial Field * 69,111 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Grass Philadelphia Eagles †Temple Owls †Army-Navy Game 2003 Women's World Cup venueCONCACAF Gold Cup venue.
LP Field 69,143 Nashville Tennessee Grass Tennessee Titans †Tennessee State Tigers †Music City Bowl Olympic qualifying venue
CenturyLink Field * 68,056 Seattle Washington FieldTurf Seattle Seahawks †Seattle Sounders FC CONCACAF Gold Cup venueMLS Cup 2009 venue, Highest home attendance in MLS
Qualcomm Stadium 67,700 San Diego California Grass San Diego Chargers †Holiday Bowl Poinsettia Bowl CONCACAF Gold Cup venueSuper Bowl XXII , Super Bowl XXXII , and Super Bowl XXXVII HostsSnapdragon Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium 66,500 Indianapolis Indiana FieldTurf Indianapolis Colts † Built in 2008Super Bowl XLVI in 2012,2010 and 2015 ,2016 ,2021
* – Stadium that would go on to be used in the 2026 FIFA World Cup † – American football team. Although sponsored stadium names are listed in this article, they were not used in the actual bid documents, and would not be used during the World Cup. FIFA controls all naming rights related to the World Cup, and generally prohibits the use of such names. Even stadiums that bear the names of FIFA sponsors are subject to this restriction—the venue then known commercially as Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg was known by its non-commercial name of Ellis Park Stadium during the 2010 World Cup , even though The Coca-Cola Company is one of FIFA's main sponsors. Capacities listed are estimated capacity for the FIFA World Cup.[ 14]
Rejected venues The following venues were considered as possible candidate venues but were not chosen to be included in the final bid.[ 14]
Image Stadium Capacity City State Surface Home teams Notes Michigan Stadium 109,901 Ann Arbor Michigan Artificial Michigan Wolverines † Largest non-motorsports stadium in the country, and third-largest non-racing stadium in the world.
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium [ a] 77,000 Jacksonville Grass Jacksonville Jaguars †Gator Bowl Super Bowl XXXIX hosts
Bank of America Stadium 73,500 Charlotte North Carolina Grass Carolina Panthers †Belk Bowl ACC Championship Game 1999 and 2000 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship venue, 2014 and 2015 International Champions Cup , 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Cleveland Browns Stadium [ b] 73,200 Cleveland Ohio Grass Cleveland Browns † Hosted International Matches
Edward Jones Dome [ c] 67,268 St. Louis Missouri FieldTurf St. Louis Rams [ d] Indoor stadium
Ford Field 67,188 Detroit Michigan FieldTurf Detroit Lions †Little Caesars Pizza Bowl [ e] Super Bowl XL hostsWrestleMania 23 hosts
Citrus Bowl [ f] 65,616 Orlando Florida Grass Florida Tuskers †Capital One Bowl [ g] Champs Sports Bowl [ h] 1994 FIFA World Cup , 1996 Olympics WrestleMania XXIV venue.
O.co Coliseum [ i] 63,026 Oakland Grass Oakland Raiders †Oakland A's ‡ Multi-purpose stadium.
Soldier Field 61,000 Chicago Illinois Grass Chicago Bears † 1994 FIFA World Cup venue.
Stanford Stadium 50,500 Palo Alto Grass Stanford Cardinal † Rebuilt 1984 Olympics ,1994 FIFA World Cup and 1999 Women's World Cup venue
RFK Stadium 45,600 Washington District of Columbia Grass D.C. United [ j] EagleBank Bowl [ k] 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1996 Olympics venue
^ Now known as TIAA Bank Field. ^ Now known as FirstEnergy Stadium. ^ Now known as The Dome at America's Center. ^ The Rams returned to their previous home of Los Angeles after the 2015 NFL season, and the stadium has had no major sports tenant since then. ^ The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl folded after its 2013 edition and was replaced by the Quick Lane Bowl , also held at Ford Field. ^ Now known as Camping World Stadium. ^ Now known as the Citrus Bowl. ^ Now known as the Camping World Bowl. ^ Now known by its historic name of Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. ^ D.C. United moved to Audi Field , also in Washington, in 2018. ^ Now known as the Military Bowl, and played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland since 2013.
August 2009 cut The following stadiums were eliminated in an earlier cut in August 2009
Image Stadium Capacity City State Surface Home teams Events Hosted Legion Field 71,594 Birmingham Alabama Artificial UAB Blazers †Papajohns.com Bowl [ a] 1996 Olympics
Ohio Stadium 102,329 Columbus Ohio Artificial Ohio State Buckeyes † On National Register of Historic Places
Neyland Stadium 102,455 Knoxville Tennessee Grass Tennessee Volunteers † Ranked as America's No. 1 college football stadium by The Sporting News
Metrodome 64,111 Minneapolis Minnesota Artificial Minnesota Vikings † 1985 MLB All-Star Game Super Bowl XXVI 1992 and 2001 Final Four 1987 and 1991 World Series venue. Demolished in 2014 and replaced on-site in 2016 by U.S. Bank Stadium .
TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 Minneapolis Minnesota Artificial Minnesota Golden Gophers †[ b] One of three new Minneapolis stadiums (along with Target Field and U.S. Bank Stadium)
Sun Devil Stadium 73,379 Tempe Arizona Grass Arizona State Sun Devils †Insight Bowl [ c] Super Bowl XXX Fiesta Bowl venue
Heinz Field 65,050 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Grass Pittsburgh Steelers †Pittsburgh Panthers † 2011 NHL Winter Classic
Rice-Eccles Stadium 45,017 Salt Lake City Utah Artificial Utah Utes † 2002 Winter Olympics opening/closing venue
Alamodome 65,000 San Antonio Artificial Alamo Bowl UTSA Roadrunners † 1998 , 2004 2008 Final Four venueU.S. Army All-American Bowl
Las Vegas Stadium Proposed[ d] Las Vegas Nevada Proposed None Proposed
June 2009 cut The following stadiums were eliminated in an earlier cut in June 2009
Image Stadium Capacity City State Surface Home teams Events Hosted California Memorial Stadium 71,799 Berkeley California Artificial California Golden Bears †
Ralph Wilson Stadium 73,079 Orchard Park New York Artificial Buffalo Bills † 2008 NHL Winter Classic
Memorial Stadium (Champaign) 62,870 Champaign Illinois Artificial Illinois Fighting Illini † Hone of the Chicago Bears in 2002 while Soldier Field was being renovated
Paul Brown Stadium 65,515 Cincinnati Ohio Artificial Cincinnati Bengals † Proposed for use in the 2026 World Cup bid
Memorial Stadium (Clemson) 81,500 Clemson South Carolina Grass Clemson Tigers † Home of Carolina Panthers in their inaugural 1995 season
Faurot Field 71,004 Columbia Missouri Artificial Missouri Tigers † Third-largest sports facility by seating capacity in the state of Missouri, behind The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis and Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Williams-Brice Stadium 80,250 Columbia South Carolina Grass South Carolina Gamecocks † In 1987, Pope John Paul II , during a Papal visit to Columbia, spoke in front of 60,000 people at the stadium.
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium 72,000 Fayetteville Arkansas Grass Arkansas Razorbacks †
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548 Gainesville Grass Florida Gators † 1973 Tangerine Bowl and 1994 Gator Bowl venue
Lambeau Field 72,928 Green Bay Wisconsin Grass Green Bay Packers † Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic
Rice Stadium 70,000 Houston Texas Artificial Rice Owls † Bluebonnet Bowl 1959-1967, 1985-1986Houston Oilers 1965-1967Super Bowl VIII
Kinnick Stadium 70,585 Iowa City Iowa Artificial Iowa Hawkeyes †
Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 Madison Wisconsin Artificial Wisconsin Badgers † Culver's Camp Randall Hockey Classic
Commonwealth Stadium 67,942 Lexington Kentucky Grass Kentucky Wildcats †
[ 16] Sanford Stadium , Athens, Georgia ; 1996 Summer Olympics soccer venueJordan–Hare Stadium , Auburn, Alabama Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas Tiger Stadium , Baton Rouge, Louisiana Lane Stadium , Blacksburg, Virginia Kyle Field , College Station, Texas Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, Michigan Memorial Stadium , Lincoln, Nebraska LaVell Edwards Stadium , Provo, Utah Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana Beaver Stadium , State College, Pennsylvania Bryant–Denny Stadium , Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Official bid partners
Notes and references ^ a b Goff, Steven (February 20, 2007). "U.S. to Seek World Cup" . The Washington Post . Retrieved October 28, 2007 . ^ "U.S. to bid for 2018 and 2022 World Cups" . ESPNsoccernet the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009 .^ "US withdraw bid to host 2018 World Cup" . BBC Sport . October 15, 2010.^ "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup Hosts Announced" . BBC News . December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2010 .^ Goff, Steve (February 2, 2009). "USA in '18 (or '22)" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2009 . ^ "FIFA receives bidding documents for 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups" (Press release). FIFA.com. May 14, 2010. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010 .^ Goff, Steve (February 2, 2009). "USA in '18 (or '22)" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2009 . ^ "Counselor To President Clinton, Douglas Band, Joins Team To Bring FIFA World Cup To United States in 2018 or 2022" . U.S. Soccer . April 8, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010 .^ "Spike Lee joins US World Cup bid committee" . USA Today . January 4, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010 .^ a b "USA Bid Committee Issues Requests For Proposals to 37 Potential FIFA World Cup Host Cities For 2018 or 2022" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009 .^ Goff, Steven (November 2, 2009). "Weymouth Joins Cup Effort" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2009 . ^ "USA Bid Committee Receives Confirmation From 58 Venues Interested in Holding FIFA World Cup Matches in 2018 or 2022" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. April 23, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2009 .^ "USA Bid Committee Announces List of 27 Cities Still in Contention For Inclusion in U.S. Bid to Host FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009 .^ a b c "Bid Committee announces official bid cities" (Press release). The USA Bid Committee. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010 .^ a b Developers of LA's proposed NFL stadium expand plans to lure World Cup Archived November 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Developers of LA's proposed NFL stadium expand plans to lure World Cup^ "58 US venues interested in holding FIFA World Cup matches in 2018 or 2022 | Blog | Go USA Bid" . www.gousabid.com . Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2022 .
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