Sana Mir and Usain Bolt named ambassadors of ICC T20 WC Qualifier 2024
Former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt have been named as the ambassadors of women’s and men’s ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024.
The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada will be unveiled on February 4, the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) announced on Thursday.
As part of the announcement, FIFA will also officially announce the site for the final, which sources have confirmed has been narrowed down to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
In the wake of a report from a newspaper in the United Kingdom on Wednesday that Arlington/Dallas had been selected for the finals, various insiders on Thursday said that neither potential host has been officially notified of a decision.
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In a statement released on Thursday, Monica Paul, the executive director of the Dallas Sports Commission, stated, “We remain optimistic about our chances of hosting the FIFA World Cup 26TM Final.”
“We continue to work with FIFA leadership to lay the groundwork as we prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup to date and are eager, like the other host cities, to find out what matches will be assigned to us.”
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey stated earlier this week to the Bergen Record/northjersey.com that he thought MetLife Stadium, the NFL home of the New York Giants and New York Jets, was still in the running to host the championship game.
The World Cup will take place. “Where is the final and what is the schedule like?” is the query. stated Murphy. “I believe that our odds are still in the same range. I’d estimate it to be 50/50 plus or minus.”
According to FIFA, the announcement on February 4th, which will be aired on Fox and Telemundo in the US, will include “host city match allocations for the 104 matches.”
The 16 host regions for the tournament, which is now expanding to 48 teams for the first time, are Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey in Mexico; Toronto and Vancouver in Canada; Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle in the United States.
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