USA World Cup bid Archive for Soccer Insider - A soccer blog by The Washington Post's Steve Goff

Weymouth Joins Cup Effort

Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors for the USA Bid Committee seeking to host the 2018 or '22 World Cup. (Read her bio.) The board is largely ceremonial and also includes, among others, Disney President Robert Iger, comedian and soccer investor...

U.S. World Cup Bid Cutdown

Eleven cities have been eliminated from contention to be part of the U.S. bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022: Birmingham, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fayetteville, Ark., Knoxville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and San Antonio. The 32 stadium in 27 metro areas in contention...

Gulati Speaks

Highlights from USSF President Sunil Gulati's teleconference with reporters: On whether the USA has a realistic shot to host the 2018 World Cup or more likely 2022..... "We're still very much bidding for 2018 and 2022. There are a number of people with the [FIFA] executive committee, certainly the European...

USA World Bid Venues

Greetings from Seattle. I'm planning to head over to Starfire Sports Complex in a bit for D.C. United training, but for now..... *The list of venue candidates to be part of the USA's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup has been trimmed from 58 to 45. Most...

Beckham or Obama?

The Brits have some video fun with the 2018 World Cup bidding campaigns:...

Obama Talks World Cup

"The interesting thing about soccer in the United States is, it's extremely popular among children....." Ugh. He's not wrong, but with a pro league in its 14th year, solid TV ratings for the World Cup, a successful women's program and a huge Spanish-speaking population that follows the game passionately, haven't...