Daily News | Philadelphia will host 2026 men’s World Cup games, bringing a sports spectacle to America’s birthplace
— could play in the 2026 tournament. Pulisic, Steffen, and Brenden Aaronson are on course to play in this fall’s edition in Qatar, and they star for some of the world’s most famous club teams.
In the 19 years since Lincoln Financial Field opened, the Eagles’ stadium has become a soccer hotbed. In fact, it was from the start: Its inaugural event was a Barcelona-Manchester United exhibition. Later that year, the stadium helped host a Women’s World Cup on short notice when it was moved from China to the United States.
A few blocks from City Hall, Philadelphia’s biggest company is among the biggest proof of soccer’s popularity — and profitability. Comcast has spent some $4.5 billion over the last 10 years to buy broadcast rights to the World Cup and England’s Premier League, with games on its biggest TV networks and streaming platforms.
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