The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is coming to Seattle. 

The city now has less than a year before it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors. 

There’s plenty of time for the city to meet some of its goals, before the players try to score theirs.

Will it be a win-win for the city? 

Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here with a preview of what’s to come. 

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The 2026 FIFA Men&rsquo;s World Cup is coming to Seattle.&nbsp;
The city now has less than a year before it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors.&nbsp;
There&rsquo;s plenty of time for the city to meet some of its goals, before the players try to score theirs.
Will it be a win-win for the city?&nbsp;
Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here with a preview of what&rsquo;s to come.&nbsp;
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
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The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is coming to Seattle.   The city now has less than a year before it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors.   There’s plenty of time for the city to meet some of its goals, before the players try to score theirs.  Will it be a win-win for the city?   Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here with a preview of what’s to come. 

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