Complete Bid Book – United Bid

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Competition-Related Events
Final Draw
The Final Draw will be the first time all 48
member associations that qualify for the
2026 FIFA World Cup will step on the
world stage together, with a global
audience of millions watching.
The United Bid recommends San Francisco
Bay Area or Los Angeles to host the Final
Draw. Both cities offer ultramodern, iconic, and
LEED Platinum certified convention facilities
and a unique and compelling broadcast
presence worthy of global attention. The cities
also feature major international airports with
excellent national and international flights
allowing easy travel for the participating
member associations to the Draw and,
immediately following the Draw, to the assigned
Host Cities for pre-tournament inspections.
July 2023
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
LOS ANGELES
San Francisco Bay Area
Draw location: Chase Center
Available space: 54,000+ m 2
Capacity of the Draw hall: 18,000
3, 4, and 5-star hotel rooms: 79,569
Non-stop international flights from/to
SFO airport: 53
Similar events hosted: New site to be opened
in 2019
Alternative location: SAP Center, San Jose
Los Angeles
Draw Location: Los Angeles Live Event Spaces
Available space: more than 200,000 m 2
Capacity of the Draw Hall – Microsoft
Theater: 7,100
3, 4, and 5 Star hotel rooms: 79,569
Non-stop international flights from the
LAX airport: 76
Similar events hosted: ESPYs, EMMYs,
People’s Choice Awards, The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn series, Movie Premieres
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