Complete Bid Book – United Bid

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Accommodation and FIFA HQ
be built out for FIFA’s use, with full technical
support and infrastructure.
The Marriott Marquis is just 2 km from the
main FIFA VIP Hotel – the Mandarin Oriental
at Central Park – and is equal distance to the
three main airports serving New York City.
FIFA could operate its venue operations
from the New York Marriott Marquis – or
in a separate venue hotel, either in East
Rutherford (near the 2026 FIFA World Cup
stadium), or in Jersey City, a lively municipality
across the Hudson River from New York City,
offering the tranquility of a suburb, and a short
drive to the stadium while still being close to
downtown Manhattan (15 minutes) and the
FIFA Headquarters (30 minutes).
FIFA Headquarters in Dallas: Dallas is
centrally located in the United States and
easily reachable from all Candidate Host Cities,
making it a strong option for the International
Broadcast Center (see Section 13) and the
Referee Headquarters (see Section 9), as well
as the FIFA Headquarters. The United Bid
recommends the Omni Hotel in combination
with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention
Center as the location for the FIFA
Headquarters.
The Omni Hotel offers more than 1,000
hotels rooms and 12,000 m 2 of flexible event
space that could be built out into office space
and other functions rooms. FIFA could also
locate its offices, or part of its headquarters
operations, in the Kay Bailey Hutchison
Convention Center, across the street from the
Omni Hotel and connected to the hotel via a
sky bridge.
The Dallas FIFA Headquarters would only
be 2 km from the FIFA VIP hotel, 8 km from
the Fair Park (the proposed location for the
IBC), and 25 km from the proposed location
for the Referee Headquarters.
Venue operations for Dallas can be either
housed at the FIFA Headquarters, or in a
separate FIFA Venue Hotel closer to the
proposed 2026 FIFA World Cup stadium
in Arlington.
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