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Revision as of 03:12, 15 June 2010
The United States Soccer Federation has submitted a bid [1] with the hope of hosting either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup. The United States previously hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994, as well as the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999, and 2003.
On April 14, 2009, President Barack Obama wrote a letter to FIFA President Sepp Blatter in support of the American bid.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2009 | Applications formally invited |
| 2 February 2009 | Closing date for registering intention to bid |
| 16 March 2009 | Deadline to submit completed bid registration forms |
| 14 May 2010 | Deadline for submission of full details of bid |
| 6-9 September 2010 | Inspection committee visits the United States[3] |
| December 2010 | FIFA to appoint hosts for 2018 and 2022 World Cups |
Bid committee
The American bid is being organized by USA Bid Committee, Inc.
The executive director of the bid is David Downs, CEO of Univision sports. Other members include US Soccer President Sunil Gulati, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, Phil Murphy, the former national finance chair for the Democratic National Committee,[4] former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, film director Spike Lee[5], former boxer Oscar De La Hoya, and Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth.[6][7]
Details of the bid
In April 2009, the U.S. identified 70 stadiums in 50 communities as possible venues for the tournament, with 58 confirming their interest.[8] The list of stadia was trimmed two months later to 38 existing venues, one scheduled for completion in 2010, and one proposed venue.[9] On August 20, 2009 the list was further trimmed down to 32 stadiums in 27 cities.[10] On January 12, 2010 the USA Bid Committee narrowed the 27 cities down to 18 as the official host cities for the United States' Bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.[11]
Those 18 cities are: 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.
Candidate venues
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- † - American football team.
- ‡ - Baseball team.
- Although sponsored stadium names are listed in this article, they are not used in the actual bid documents, and will 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. It has not yet been officially announced whether stadiums that bear the names of FIFA sponsors can use those names during the competition. For example, the official FIFA site lists one of the venues for the 2010 World Cup, Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg, as its previous name of Ellis Park Stadium, even though The Coca-Cola Company is one of FIFA's main sponsors.
- Capacities listed are estimated capacity for the FIFA World Cup.[11]
Rejected venues
The following venues were considered as possible candidate venues but were not chosen to be included in the final bid.[11]
The following stadia were eliminated in an earlier cut in August:
- Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
- Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
- Las Vegas Stadium, a proposed venue in Las Vegas, Nevada
The following stadia were eliminated in the first cut in June: [12]
- California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
- Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, New York
- Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
- Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
- Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
- Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut
- Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
- Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
The following stadia were considered, but denied interest in hosting:[12]
- Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia; 1996 Summer Olympics soccer venue
- Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
- 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
Notes and references
- ^ Goff, Steven (2007-02-20). "U.S. to Seek World Cup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ Vecsey, George (2009-04-15). "Obama Lends Weight to World Cup Bid". The New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "FIFA receives bidding documents for 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups" (Press release). FIFA.com. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Goff, Steve (February 2, 2009). "USA in '18 (or '22)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ "Spike Lee joins US World Cup bid committee". USA Today. 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Soccer, US (June 16, 2009). "Forty-Five Venues Make Short List of Candidate Stadiums in U.S." US Soccer. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ Goff, Steven (November 2, 2009). "Weymouth Joins Cup Effort". The Washington Post. 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. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "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. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "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. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ a b c "Bid Committee announces official bid cities" (Press release). The USA Bid Committee. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ a b http://www.gousabid.com/news/entry/58-venues-interested-in-holding-fifa-world-cup-matches-in-2018-or-2022/
External links
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