What started as a high hopes morning for Colorado soccer fans end with deflated emotions yesterday afternoon when Denver learn that was not selected to be one of FIFA’s host cities for the 2026 World Cup Tournament, which will be played in both Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Denver’s compelling bid was displaced to even more attractive proposals from regional competitors- Kansas City, Missouri, Dallas, Texas and Houston, Texas.
In July of 2019, a coalition of representatives including Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, and representatives of the Colorado Soccer Association, the Colorado Rapids, and the Denver Sports Commission hosted a press conference at the footsteps of Mile High Stadium to formally announce their collective intent to compete and sell the virtues of both greater Denver and Colorado as a whole to FIFA as one of the host cities for the future tournament.