[Official]: The World Cup is coming to KC in 2026

[Titty Meat]

I'm not a soccer fan but this is a huge deal for KC. Congrats to all you guys.

https://www.kmbc.com/article/sources...ions/40304897#

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by sedated

I believe all World Cups are hosted by a country rather than a city.

This one will actually be split between USA, Canada, and Mexico.

I stand corrected and now I support this venture. Ever since I was a young orange-slice eating youth soccer player in America, I always thought, "wouldn't it be cool if one day, if I got good enough, I could play in the World Cup in the hallowed grounds of GEHA Field."

I didn't make it but some other little kid will have the dream realized.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Well since you're pluralizing cities I can assume this isn't a KC-specific bid, but a larger bid by US of A at large or some such, and KC would just be hosting some specific games. That would be cool.

I thought KC itself was gonna try to do what LA did in 1984 with the Olympics and just do it all on their own. They say that that Olympics was the last time a city pulled it off without going into ruin, and it was because LA was already built up enough to handle it in the first place.

Don't mind me.

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You should just be quiet and read others posts.

[TambaBerry]

From what I've gathered 3 cities in Mexico, two in Canada for sure with Edmonton as a possibility. The rest in the US.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by penguinz

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You should just be quiet and read others posts.

I read things along these lines my Victoria's Secret model friend and they stick with me:

https://www.businessinsider.com/300-...ed-2018-6?op=1

The stadium took 4 years to build. It's estimated to have cost the Brazilian government $220-$300 million. Three workers died during construction.

It's one of 12 stadiums Brazil built for the 2014 World Cup. The stadium was used for just 4 matches during the World Cup. It was also used for a few matches during the 2016 Olympics.

Now it sits mostly unused. Manaus is the 7th most populated city in the country. The stadium can seat over 40,000 fans. But most local matches bring in fewer than 1,000 people.

The stadium took in $180,000 in the first 4 months of 2016, while spending about $560,000 in operating costs.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

World Cup soccer means world cup human trafficking.

Unfortunately his happens at most major sporting events including the Super Bowl.

[TambaBerry]

If you think Brazil is insane look at the current one this year in Qatar. Basically slave labor, deaths, had to move it from June to November/December

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

I read things along these lines my Victoria's Secret model friend and they stick with me:

https://www.businessinsider.com/300-...ed-2018-6?op=1

Again, stop talking when you are ignorant to the situation. US already has all the stadiums and other infrastructure in place. Not even remotely close to Brazil and Qatar as far as having to spend billions to upgrade and/or build new.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

Hosting a world cup is like hosting an Olympics. The municipality that gets conned into doing it ends up in economic disaster. It turns out not to make a lot of economic sense to build a bunch of stadiums to be used one time and then left for nature to reclaim.

There are some fascinating articles about the old soccer stadiums they made in Brazil for their world cup, and the condition they are in now. They're halfway decomposed, like scenes from "The Last of Us", a video game set in post-apocalyptic times.

No.

Those are cities that didnt have preexisting facilities.

World cup matches would be at arrowhead.

EDIT: Penguin beat me to it.

[CoMoChief]

If you gave me free tix, sat in owner's box (assuming its at Arrowhead). Free booze/food, the whole 9yds....

I'd prob still just tailgate in the parking lot, if thats even allowed at said event.

Can not watch soccer for more than 5min before I start making excuses to go do other shit.

But....congrats, I guess?

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Again, stop talking when you are ignorant to the situation. US already has all the stadiums and other infrastructure in place. Not even remotely close to Brazil and Qatar as far as having to spend billions to upgrade and/or build new.

I already said I stand corrected before you jumped in to pick me up off my soggy floor of CP shame to stand me back up, corrected.

[redfan]

Excellently played soccer in the Midwest, very nice!!

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

I already said I stand corrected before you jumped in to pick me up off my soggy floor of CP shame to stand me back up, corrected.

The day you are physically unable to post anymore will be the best day in the history of CP

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

The day you are physically unable to post anymore will be the best day in the history of CP

JR, I'll make you a deal. I'll stop posting when you finally accept my daytime excursion invitation. You have to accompany me on all the stops as outlined in the invitation I sent you through snail mail.

First, Tom's Town Distilling Company for a pre-breakfast eye-opener. Then a full tour of Science City at Union Station. We take an uber from there to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, where we have a nice light lunch and wonder to one another whether Cool Papa Bell could have set SB records in MLB. Then to Boulevard Brewing Company for a heavier lunch. Then to Ft. Leavenworth KS so I can visit a few former roommates of mine. Then to GEHA to see someone suffer a compound fracture, only for it to be cured by Glade after-poo aerosol spray, cause it'll be the World Cup!

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch

I read things along these lines my Victoria's Secret model friend and they stick with me:

https://www.businessinsider.com/300-...ed-2018-6?op=1

This is one of the reasons I've always been surprised that these events aren't held more often in the USA or just "Europe" since so few countries already have 10+ modern stadiums built and operational.

Obviously corruption is a huge part of those decisions.

[ChiefBlueCFC]

I am legitimately nervous like this has any effect on me lol