Sunday's CONCACAF Gold Cup championship showdown between Mexico and Panama is SoFi Stadium's opportunity to impress FIFA and land the 2026 World Cup final.
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For all of SoFi’s opulence, the facility has its drawbacks too. It’s Matrix Turf playing surface would have to be replaced by a carpet of natural grass and the field, which is too narrow in the corners, would have to be modified to meet FIFA regulations. In addition, the stadium’s capacity — it drew 70,048 forThe announced attendance for the 2011 Super Bowl at AT&T Stadium was 103,219.
Then there are the problems that can’t be fixed, such as the difference between the Pacific time zone and Europe. That would require a noon kickoff for the final to avoid a late-night start in Europe. “Ultimately we want the final,” Freedman said. “We think we have the best market, the best location, the best building. And we think that’s what should be here. So I think [our] first, second and third choice is the final.“But at the end of the day, maybe there’s another mix of matches that make great sense.”That might mean the group-play opener featuring the U.S. or a package of quarterfinal and semifinal games.
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