Should Seattle Host the World Cup? Consider Grass, Corruption and Immigration Policy

And should the U.S. even host the World Cup?by Spike FriedmanGood stadium, bad field Eric Broder Van Dyke / GETTY
In a non-binding move, Seattle’s City Council voted unanimously on a resolution to try to bring the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup to Seattle as part of the North American joint bid for the event. Even though this is a gesture that won’t have a real impact until no sooner than 2021, when the host cities are chosen, it opens up a bunch of World Cup-related cans of worms t