The countdown to the FIFA Planet Cup coming to Dallas continues.

Dallas has currently secured a spot as one particular of 16 host cities for the tournament, but will it win a bid to host a planet cup final match?

That is what FIFA officials are nevertheless deciding in the course of a go to to AT&ampT Stadium in Arlington on Thursday.

According to the Dallas Sports Commission, the delegation is hunting at some “technical things and elements” in the course of what is deemed a “routine go to” in FIFA’s organizing course of action.

Arlington is competing with Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York to host the most significant match of the tournament.

Fair Park in Dallas is also deemed to be the international broadcast headquarters for planet media covering the events.

Either way, neighborhood organizations are excited about the influence this could have on income.

Boiling Crab Co. sits just yards away from the stadium’s front doors. They are employed to hosting huge football tailgate parties but are prepared to deal with the soccer tailgaters in 3 years.

“It gets super busy but we’re super stoked about additional enterprise that is going to be coming our way,” mentioned manager Shelby Strickland. “It really is going to be super wonderful.”

Nearby organizing officials have mentioned that each match that requires location in North Texas would be like a Super Bowl, economically speaking.

“It really is bringing a lot of enterprise, it is assisting a lot of the organizations out right here – it is genuinely impacting anything,” mentioned Strickland.

But just before AT&ampT stadium can host any FIFA match, field improvements have to be produced. The field requirements to be raised four to six feet to expand the width and comply with official field measurements set by FIFA officials.

According to FC Dallas officials, these renovations could price millions, paid for by an financial trust fund run by the state. It is unknown at this time precisely how considerably the price to renovate the field.

Thursday’s go to was private and closed to the media.

FIFA officials are anticipated to announce later this year or early subsequent year which city will host the final – and precisely how quite a few matches will be played at AT&ampT Stadium.