Linc still in running to host World Cup games
Lincoln Financial Field is one of 32 facilities still under consideration as a potential site should the United States win the right to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
The USA Bid Committee yesterday eliminated 11 possible stadiums. The United States' bid to host the tournaments is due in May and FIFA, soccer's governing body, will decide the host for the 2018 and 2022 Cups in December of 2010.
US WORLD CUP BID LIST
The stadiums still under consideration by the USA Bid Committee as possible sites for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments, and the stadiums eliminated yesterday:
STILL BEING CONSIDERED
CityFacility
Philadelphia. . . Lincoln Financial Field
Ann Arbor, Mich.. . . Michigan Stadium
Arlington, Texas. . . Cowboys Stadium
Atlanta. . . Georgia Dome
Baltimore. . . M&T Bank Stadium
Charlotte .. . . Bank of America Stadium
Chicago. . . Soldier Field
Cleveland. . . Cleveland Browns Stadium
Dallas. . . Cotton Bowl
Denver. . . Invesco Field
Detroit. . . Ford Field
E. Rutherford, N.J.. . . new Meadowlands stad.
Foxborough, Mass.. . . Gillette Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.. . . Univ. of Phoenix Stadium
