FIFA president Gianni Infantino sauntered down the sideline at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, then settled into the front row of a luxurious suite. He is not much of an American football fan; but Jerry Jones had invited him to the palatial home of the Dallas Cowboys, and it wasn’t difficult to connect a few dots. But, crucially, it’s the choice that best accommodates the 1 billion people who’ll watch around the globe.
And whereas a World Cup opener is more about the destination — because it becomes a physical gathering place for the entire soccer world — the final is more about the spectacle that those 1 billion people see on TV.
New York was the initial favorite, for obvious reasons. Way back in 2017, the that MetLife would host the final, with semifinals in Dallas and Atlanta. That original projection could still come true. It’s an unlikely scenario, of course, but when there are other great options that are storm-proof, and that would protect players from summer heat, why take the risk?
naming the 16 host cities And the final, by the way, will almost certainly be in the afternoon, on a Sunday, so that Europe — FIFA’s priority market — can watch in primetime. Los Angeles, perhaps even more so than New York, has obvious appeal. It has brilliant weather. It has unparalleled glitz.
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