With just over 60 days before the World Cup begins, FIFA has a new crisis on its hands: strike threats from thousands of workers at SoFi Stadium, the tournament’s host venue in Los Angeles and the site of the opening USMNT game during the tournament.
SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams in the suburb of Inglewood, is scheduled to stage eight World Cup matches: five in the group stage, two round-of-32 games and a quarter-final.
Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT will play two of their three group games, against Paraguay and Turkey, at the 70,000-capacity, $5.5billion venue. Opened in 2020, it is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which also owns Premier League leaders Arsenal among a string of other U.S. sports franchises.
With just over 60 days before the World Cup begins, FIFA has a new crisis on its hands: strike threats from thousands of workers at SoFi Stadium, the tournament’s host venue in Los Angeles and the site of the opening USMNT game during the tournament.
SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams in the suburb of Inglewood, is scheduled to stage eight World Cup matches: five in the group stage, two round-of-32 games and a quarter-final.
Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT will play two of their three group games, against Paraguay and Turkey, at the 70,000-capacity, $5.5billion venue. Opened in 2020, it is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which also owns Premier League leaders Arsenal among a string of other U.S. sports franchises.
