SoFi Stadium In Jeopardy Of Losing 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Over Narrow Field

SoFi Stadium is perhaps developing empty in its bid to host the World Cup finale in 2026 … and it is all ‘trigger its subject may very well be deemed too slender for FIFA’s liking.

Seriously.

According to a report from The Times, the pitch at SoFi in Los Angeles shouldn’t be presently extensive sufficient for FIFA. In truth, the outlet studies, the constructing must enhance its subject by as much as 63 toes to satisfy the soccer org.’s requirement.

The stadium must take out a few of its seats with the intention to make that occur — however FIFA reportedly would have a problem with that too … as a result of SoFi, which seats 70,240, is already struggling to satisfy the 80K World Cup remaining minimal.

MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and AT&T Stadium in Dallas at the moment are thought-about the frontrunners for the tourney’s championship if SoFi cannot work out a method to resolve the problems.

The 2022 World Cup Final between Argentina and France was performed at Lusail Stadium in Qatar — and set a report for attendance … with 88,966 soccer followers packing into the venue to look at Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe go toe-to-toe.