Plans ‘in the works’ for Miami-Dade County to host World Cup

MIAMI – Soccer followers, it is the scorching subject of the week as a result of, for the first time, Miami will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

Miami was chosen as one in every of 11 host cities in the United States. 

Miami-Dade County is anticipating lots of of 1000’s of individuals will journey to Miami for the video games. 

And with that many guests, comes hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in income. 

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez stated the World Cup could be the largest celebration Miami’s ever thrown.

“Gooooal,” yelled Mayor Suarez. 

The pleasure was felt round the metropolis as Miami was formally introduced final night time to host the World Cup.

“I was cheering so much, I felt like I played a game,” stated Suarez.

The enthusiasm remains to be going sturdy right this moment. 

Suarez stated the World Cup solidifies Miami as a global epicenter of sports activities and tradition.

“The excitement is going to be palpable; it’s going to be tangible; it’s going to infect the city,” Suarez stated.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava says plans are already in the works to put together Miami-Dade County for the World Cup.

“We’re already working on airport infrastructure which is very well prepared for big influx.  We know that traffic is sometimes on people’s minds so we’re going to put together a plan of how to flow people in and out of this venue to minimize disruption,” stated Levine-Cava.

She thinks the occasion may deliver much more folks to the Sunshine State.

“It’s going to be an investment; it’s going to be our infrastructure. It’s going to be just like what they saw in the pandemic. People saw that they could come here and enjoy the sun and fun and have a life here and that’s what’s going to happen with this as well,” stated Levine-Cava.

Miami Dolphins CEO, Tom Garfinkel stated the imaginative and prescient for Hard Rock Stadium was at all times for it to be a worldwide leisure vacation spot. 

Now that imaginative and prescient is taking part in out.

“The economic impact of Formula 1, World Cup, keeping Miami Open, Super Bowl’s, all the things that are a result of that.  There are a lot of people benefitting from that,” stated Garfinkel.

The financial influence will probably be large, and Suarez says all elements of the county will profit.

“The way we do things as a community is we do it together.  The event may be here but we activate all parts of the county so everyone can benefit,” defined Suarez.

It hasn’t been determined but what number of video games will probably be performed in Miami or which venues they will be in.  We’ll preserve you posted!