Salt Lake not a candidate city for World Cup 2026. Neither is Fargo.

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- 06/13/2018 at 6:11 PM #59995
  
  dystopiamembrane
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- 06/13/2018 at 6:23 PM #60000
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  EagleMountainUte
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  This made my day thank you.
- 06/13/2018 at 6:58 PM #60003
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  GameForAnyFuss
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  Sadly, Salt Lake (Rice Eccles) was a candidate until the last round. Ironically, what took us out of the running was the stadium capacity. Had we expanded (or announced expansion plans before today) we’d probably still be on the list.
  
  Oh well…it’s almost a certainty that a world cup team or two will establish home base in SLC during the tournament – our combination of altitude, world-class facilities, and central location makes this an ideal place for teams to set up shop.
  - 06/14/2018 at 3:06 AM #60016
    
    quagmire
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    The low seating capacity at RES is likely the reason Taylor Swift skipped out on coming to salt lake for her “Reputation Stadium Tour”. Sad face.
    
    The powers to be need to realize expanding the stadium will benefit more than just Utah football.
    - 06/14/2018 at 7:57 AM #60019
      
      Tony (admin)
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      Who is Taylor Swift?
      - 06/14/2018 at 9:00 AM #60024
        
        quagmire
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        I dunno about u, but I would. Definitely. Even with all the crazy.
        
        06/14/2018 at 10:15 AM #60032
        
        Tony (admin)
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        Hmm.
        
        06/16/2018 at 4:14 PM #60087
        
        PorterRockwell
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        Saw Taylor’s doppelgänger at RES at a game last year. Coulda been her twin
    - 06/14/2018 at 8:48 AM #60021
      
      PlainsUte
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      How much labor would it have taken to get all that glitter out of the turf?
    - 06/14/2018 at 11:34 AM #60037
      
      highlandute7
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      She did come a few years ago to Vivint.
  - 06/14/2018 at 12:23 PM #60038
    
    Mr Chainsaw
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    I think I read that the cutoff for candidate stadiums was a 80K capacity. I don’t think our expansion to 50k would have helped.
    - 06/14/2018 at 3:18 PM #60042
      
      GameForAnyFuss
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      Cutoff is 50k
      - 06/14/2018 at 4:51 PM #60043
        
        Mr Chainsaw
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        Ahh, you’re right. Though looking at the list there isn’t another stadium under 60K (in the US). They seem to be going for the really large stadiums where they can sell more tickets.
- 06/14/2018 at 10:15 PM #60055
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  Thlete
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  Pretty surprised that Vegas didn’t make the cut. New Vegas stadium would’ve been awesome for a game (provided they could close a roof and not melt away n the desert heat)
  - 06/16/2018 at 8:26 PM #60092
    
    Virginia Ute
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    Yeah, Vegas and Chicago the two that I was surprised to see left out.
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