2026 Cincy

06/16/2022

Tonight, we learned that Cincinnati fell short in its bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We want to personally thank this community, our county and city government officials along with our corporate and civic leaders for supporting us in our efforts to bring the FIFA World Cup to Cincinnati.

Thank you, Cincinnati!

06/16/2022

Tonight! Head to to join the 2026 Watch Party and stay tuned to our social media pages for updates this evening! 🤞

⚽️The wait is over!⚽️
On Thursday, June 16th, join us as we tune in to see if Cincinnati will be one of the cities to host World Cup matches in 2026! Doors open at 3pm and the broadcast starts at 5pm! This will be a historic moment for our city and we will watch in anticipation with all of you to see if .

06/02/2022

Congrats on the W in Wincinnati, USMNT!

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05/06/2022

We'll be waiting in anticipation just a few weeks longer!

"An announcement of cities in North America that will host matches is now expected in late May or the first few days of June," FC Cincinnati co-CEO Jeff Berding said Thursday.

The announcement of U.S. host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026 has been delayed. Here's when to expect it.

04/26/2022

Listen to our latest podcast featuring Mary Stagaman who is guiding the work of Cincinnati’s Human Rights Plan to host 2026 FIFA World Cup, and learn why this community collaboration is so important in hosting a successful event.

Tap to listen to full episode: https://apple.co/3MB084T

03/31/2022

🙌 Q U A L I F I E D! 🙌

🇺🇸U-S-A 🇺🇸 U-S-A 🇺🇸

The Stars & Stripes are back at the !

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03/30/2022

👀 We see you, Cincy! The USMNT scored over 1 million views on FS1 in the World Cup Qualifier vs. Panama. Cincinnati landed in the number three spot for viewers.

It was the most-watched USMNT World Cup Qualifier in FS1 history vs. an opponent other than Mexico.

03/29/2022

During our time at Soccerex Americas, we had the opportunity to take the stage and share our bold vision for hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Tap the link below to watch/listen.

-- Panel Members --
Jeff Berding, Co-CEO, FC Cincinnati
Aftab Pureval, Mayor of Cincinnati
Amy Spiller, President, Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky
Julie Calvert, President & CEO, Visit Cincy
Gary Lindgren, President, Cincinnati Business Committee

During our time at SoccerEx Americas, we had the opportunity to take the stage and share our bold vision for hosting the World Cup in 2026. Panel Members: Je...

03/17/2022

We had the pleasure of spending the last two days at Soccerex Americas telling Cincinnati's story and elevating our campaign to host the 2026 World Cup.

At the close of Tuesday's presentation, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval offered his personal cell phone number telling FIFA World Cup officials that they were one phone call away from any assistance they may need when hosting FIFA World Cup matches in Cincinnati.

Soccerex Americas is an event hosted in partnership with Concacaf U.S. Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) and LaLiga to connect 2,000+ senior executives from the soccer communities in North, Central and South America to offer programming on soccer industry trends, workshops and networking opportunities.

03/14/2022

Here we come, Miami! We're heading to Soccerex Americas this week to bolster Cincinnati’s campaign as a Host City for FIFA World Cup 2026. Read on to find out what we've got in store 👇

CINCINNATI (March 14, 2022) – A delegation of Cincinnati business leaders representing the 2026 CINCY Local Organizing Committee (LOC) along with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval will attend the Soccerex Americas in Miami from March 15-16 to bolster Cincinnati’s campaign as a Host City for FIFA Wo...

02/28/2022

The 2026 Cincy Local Organizing, a collective of corporate, tourism, civic and sports leaders, has been diligently working on Cincinnati’s bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup. We are thrilled to read this new report on how we rank #7 among the other candidate host cities. Read the full report here.

With 60 out of a total of 80 FIFA 2026 World Cup matches scheduled to be hosted in the U.S., various cities have jumped at the chance to...