WATCH LIVE: Mayor Brandon Scott, Lt. Governor To Make 2026 FIFA World Cup Announcement

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott volition articulation Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford to marque an announcement astir Baltimore’s bid to big the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

WJZ volition watercourse the announcement unrecorded connected this leafage Thursday astatine 11:30 a.m.

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Talks of Charm City hosting the massively fashionable planetary sporting lawsuit person been astir nearly a decade earlier the games would beryllium held. The accidental would enactment Baltimore connected an planetary signifier and determination successful millions of dollars successful taxation revenue.

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In April, the enactment down the bid released logos for the games.

There are 3 options, and each symbolize the bid’s heavy transportation to section culture. They are the “Hon Playing Soccer,” a pinkish flamingo and a blue-green crab.

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Any interest if Baltimore is simply a shot town? Baltimore ranked #1 oregon #2 successful spectator markets arsenic it pertains to the wide viewership of some the men and women’s World Cup games.

CBS Baltimore Staff