Hosting World Cup matches will bring an economic boost to the city: an impact analysis by the Boston Consulting Group during the initial bid process in 2017-18 found that the 2026 World Cup is forecasted to contribute $5BN in new economic activity. “Atlanta has already been home to the Super Bowl and the Olympics, and through our strong collaboration with the State and our business community, we will welcome folks from all over the world to fill every seat in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2026.” “Atlanta is a soccer town, and we’re excited to bring the game’s best athletes to the world’s best city,” said Mayor Andre Dickens. The world will be watching as we meet this moment, and we’re proud of all the entities who worked so hard to get us to this point.”
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Hotels will fill with guests from around the world restaurants will provide visitors a taste of the South they will not soon forget attractions across Georgia will welcome those seeking to experience all the Peach State has to offer and in each interaction, people will see Georgia’s Southern hospitality on full display. Kemp. “This premiere event will have a positive impact on so many hardworking Georgians. “We have the pleasure of celebrating Atlanta’s selection as a host city of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, because of our strong, bipartisan public-private partnerships and many who have been working for years to put Georgia on the map since we hosted the 1996 Olympics,” said Governor Brian P. Blank Sports + Entertainment, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority to win the bid. The Atlanta Sports Council (ASC) led the bid effort, collaborating with state and local governments, Arthur M. Twenty-two cities across the three North American host countries competed for bids to host matches, with 16 receiving the nod. This unprecedented scale brings more attention to the already immensely popular competition, which has traditionally been contested by 32 teams and hosted by a single nation. The three nations won the right to host in 2018 after a yearlong bidding process. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest edition of the world’s most popular sporting event yet, with 48 teams vying for soccer’s biggest prize in matches hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada. ATLANTA SELECTED AS A 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP HOST CITYĪTLANTA (June 16, 2022) – It’s official: the FIFA World Cup is coming to Atlanta.
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