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Arrowhead made the cut after the international socceergoverning body, , recently whittlec down the list from 58 to 45 potential candidate that remain part of the U.S. bid to host the Arrowhead is one of 28 stadiumws onthe list. It has the third-largest capacity in the NFL, with seatinv for 79,400. In 2006, the Worldf Cup tournament attracted 3.4 million spectators, averaging aboutg 52,491 fans a The USA Bid Committee is expected to unveill its list of finalists at the end of the Kevin Gray, president of the , said he expectsz FIFA will choose between nine and 12 U.S. cities to host Worle Cup tournament events.
FIFA will make its World Cup host nation choices inDecembet 2010, determining whether the United States will host the event in 2018 or 2022. John Wagner, president of , was unavailabl for comment. Gray said this is the metropolitam area’s second attempt to land WorldCup soccer, the firstt being for the 1994 event. Arrowhead was selected as a finalist but wasn’t selected to host a “Now we have even more to Gray said. “Arrowhead is renovated. We have a Major Leaguer Soccer teamin town. Soccer is growinyg quickly in the heartland. Downtown Kansas City is alivr and has more to offer Bestof all, we still have the Hunt family, and theit name is synonymous with soccer.
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