The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26) announced on Tuesday that it will be partnering with nine locations across the state who will host and create vibrant fan zones, in order to ensure that as many Washingtonians as possible can be part of this historic event.
Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after host nations
Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday.
Planning for World Cup 26, ensuring the CID benefits from economic boom
Visit Seattle announced that King County will generate nearly one billion dollars in economic impact for the upcoming World Cup.
Chinese soccer fans are pouring money into a food stall run by Singapore’s goalkeeper. Here’s why
Chinese soccer fans have poured their love—and money—into a Singaporean goalkeeper’s food stall after his performance in a game this week indirectly helped China advance to the third qualifying round for the World Cup in 2026.
World Cup referee Yoshimi Yamashita among first women match officials at Asian Cup
Referee Yoshimi Yamashita will return to Qatar to make more soccer history at the men’s Asian Cup in January after she worked in the country last year at the men’s World Cup.
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another episode of The Layup Drill. This month, we look at the Philippines Women’s National Team at the World Cup, a golf player winning a tournament for France, Corbin Carroll returning home, and Shohei Ohtani staying put in Anaheim.
Seattle World Cup 2026 aims to support marginalized communities
Peter Tomozawa, the president of Business Operations for Seattle Sounders FC, was a key figure in the bid to bring the FIFA World Cup 2026 to Seattle.
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.
From data-crunching to Sounders — Ramineni scores the dream job
By Taylor Soper Geekwire.com Having worked at Microsoft for seven years on projects like Bing and fraud management, Ravi Ramineni understands how to extract relevant information from massive datasets. He also happens to be […]
Russia draws 1-1 with South Korea in World Cup
By Steve Douglas Associated Press CUIABA, Brazil (AP) – Blundering Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was bailed out by teammate Alexander Kerzhakov in a 1-1 draw with South Korea in the […]