Salt Lake not a candidate city for World Cup 2026. Neither is Fargo.

06/13/2018 at 6:11 PM #59995

dystopiamembrane
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06/13/2018 at 6:23 PM #60000
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BattleGroundUte
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This made my day thank you.
06/13/2018 at 6:58 PM #60003
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GameForAnyFuss
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Sadly, Salt Lake (Rice Eccles) was a candidate until the last round. Ironically, what took us out of the running was the stadium capacity. Had we expanded (or announced expansion plans before today) we’d probably still be on the list.

Oh well…it’s almost a certainty that a world cup team or two will establish home base in SLC during the tournament – our combination of altitude, world-class facilities, and central location makes this an ideal place for teams to set up shop.
- 06/14/2018 at 3:06 AM #60016
  
  quagmire
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  The low seating capacity at RES is likely the reason Taylor Swift skipped out on coming to salt lake for her “Reputation Stadium Tour”. Sad face.
  
  The powers to be need to realize expanding the stadium will benefit more than just Utah football.
  - 06/14/2018 at 7:57 AM #60019
    
    Tony
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    Who is Taylor Swift?
    - 06/14/2018 at 9:00 AM #60024
      
      quagmire
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      I dunno about u, but I would. Definitely. Even with all the crazy.
      - 06/14/2018 at 10:15 AM #60032
        
        Tony
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        Hmm.
      - 06/16/2018 at 4:14 PM #60087
        
        PorterRockwell
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        Saw Taylor’s doppelgänger at RES at a game last year. Coulda been her twin
  - 06/14/2018 at 8:48 AM #60021
    
    PlainsUte
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    How much labor would it have taken to get all that glitter out of the turf?
  - 06/14/2018 at 11:34 AM #60037
    
    highlandute7
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    She did come a few years ago to Vivint.
- 06/14/2018 at 12:23 PM #60038
  
  Mr Chainsaw
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  I think I read that the cutoff for candidate stadiums was a 80K capacity. I don’t think our expansion to 50k would have helped.
  - 06/14/2018 at 3:18 PM #60042
    
    GameForAnyFuss
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    Cutoff is 50k
    - 06/14/2018 at 4:51 PM #60043
      
      Mr Chainsaw
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      Ahh, you’re right. Though looking at the list there isn’t another stadium under 60K (in the US). They seem to be going for the really large stadiums where they can sell more tickets.
06/14/2018 at 10:15 PM #60055
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Thlete
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Pretty surprised that Vegas didn’t make the cut. New Vegas stadium would’ve been awesome for a game (provided they could close a roof and not melt away n the desert heat)
- 06/16/2018 at 8:26 PM #60092
  
  Virginia Ute
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  Yeah, Vegas and Chicago the two that I was surprised to see left out.