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FIFA Officials Tour Philadelphia to Judge Suitability for Hosting 2026 World Cup

By Tom MacDonald | WHYY
Published September 25, 2021 at 5:29 PM EDT
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney posed with delegates from FIFA and United States Soccer at Lincoln Financial Field on September 22, 2021. Philadelphia is a candidate city to host the 2026 World Cup.
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney posed with delegates from FIFA and United States Soccer at Lincoln Financial Field on September 22, 2021. Philadelphia is a candidate city to host the 2026 World Cup.

The city of Philadelphia is taking its best shot at landing a major international competition. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports.

(Original air-date: 9/23/21)
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Tom MacDonald | WHYY
WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.
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