NASHVILLE, TN - In just two days, FIFA will announce the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. Soccer’s international governing body will select from 22 candidates across the United States, Canada and Mexico in a televised event on Thursday evening. Nashville is one of the cities vying to make the cut.
Despite being just over 48 hours from learning the result of more than a decade of work, Butch Spyridon, President and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, has no idea which way the decision will go.
“FIFA has been as tight-lipped as anything I have ever seen, witnessed, worked on, collaborated with, so I don’t have a good read,” he told Broadway Sports Media via phone on Tuesday morning. “I do, however, feel exceptionally good about our proposal, our site visit, our facilities. I don’t think we could have done any better. I would say that if they don’t select this town, it would be a missed opportunity. For them.”
