In 2026, the United States, Canada and Mexico will share the stage of the largest World Cup Soccer Tournament in history. It’s expected that 16 different North American venues will host matches between an expanded roster of teams from around the globe. Eleven of those venues will be in the United States. And maybe, one of them will be right here in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Maryland is making a bid to be one of the hosts of this global party. Today, we'll talk about what putting our best foot forward looks like.

Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford joins us. Along with Baltimore Mayor, Brandon Scott, he co-chairs the committee that is working to bring the World Cup to Baltimore. Lt. Gov Rutherford joins us on Zoom from Annapolis…

Terry Hasseltine is the Executive Director of Maryland Sports (the state's sports commission), and the Vice President of the Maryland Stadium Authority. Mr. Hasseltine joins us on Zoom as well…

In 2026, the United States, Canada and Mexico will share the stage of the largest <a href="https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup">World Cup Soccer Tournament</a> in history. It&rsquo;s expected that 16 different North American venues will host matches between an expanded roster of teams from around the globe. Eleven of those venues will be in the United States. <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/soccer/bs-sp-baltimore-world-cup-2026-bid-20210920-2hxhothfyzb5tl6f4gghpq3niq-story.html">And maybe, one of them will be right here in Baltimore.</a>
<a href="https://baltimoremd2026.us/">Baltimore, Maryland</a> is making a bid to be one of the hosts of this global party. Today, we'll talk about what <a href="https://baltimoremd2026.us/bmore-engaged/always-the-underdog/">putting our best foot forward</a> looks like.
<a href="https://governor.maryland.gov/ltgovernor/home/lt-governor-boyd-k-rutherford/">Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford</a> joins us. Along with Baltimore Mayor, Brandon Scott, he co-chairs the committee that is working to bring the World Cup to Baltimore. <a href="https://twitter.com/BoydKRutherford">Lt. Gov Rutherford</a> joins us on Zoom from Annapolis&hellip;
<a href="https://marylandsports.us/about-us/meet-executive-director">Terry Hasseltine</a> is the Executive Director of <a href="https://marylandsports.us/">Maryland Sports (</a>the state's sports commission), and the Vice President of the <a href="https://mdstad.com/">Maryland Stadium Authority</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/THasseltine">Mr. Hasseltine</a> joins us on Zoom as well&hellip;

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