North Texas continues its courtship of the 2026 World Cup final this week, but it isn’t the only U.S. metro area hoping to score big with soccer’s biggest match. Projected capacity for the 2026 World Cup: 80,415Metropolitan area population: 7,750,000 (2021 Census.) Airports: Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL)Advantages: Its geographic location in the center of the country makes connectivity to any other World Cup host city very accessible. entertainment district planned to expand around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field and Choctaw Stadium would be unique among all venues hosting the 2026 World Cup. Projected capacity for 2026 World Cup: 100,000Population of metropolitan area: 12,997,000Airports: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Hollywood Burbank International (BUR), Ontario International Airport (ONT), John Wayne (Orange County) Airport (SNA), Long Beach Airport (LGB).

Source: Forbes March 15, 2023 22:52 UTC