Officials have five months to draft up a playbook of transportation plans for the games.
ARLINGTON, Texas — When FIFA first announced Arlington would host nine matches of the 2026 World Cup – including a semifinal – there was praise, and then concern over the city’s ability to host such large-scale international events without public transit.
One city leader is urging folks to brush off those fears.
“Now I know the World Cup is at the top of the pedestal, but we are ready and we are prepared for that,” said Arlington city councilman Long Pham. “I know work up is a big thing but we will find a way to do it. We’ve done it before. That’s why we call ourselves the ‘we the can do city’ and we can do it well.”
Now the region will have to prove it again to FIFA. They’ve got five months to draft up a playbook of transportation plans …