[BostonCard]

Now that we have a trackless field, there is no chance that Stanford Stadium gets to host again, and, in any case, a lot has changed since 1994.

Do you mean because we no longer have the seating capacity? At 50K, Stanford Stadium is actually bigger than 10 of the 12 Russian venues this year. However, it looks like for the 2026 bid, the potential American host cities are all using NFL stadiums, at around 70K capacity (Levi's is the local candidate)

Stanford does continue to host some soccer games - the LA Galaxy vs SJ Earthquakes rivalry game is usually played here.

A FIFA regulation soccer pitch is 110–120 yards (100–110 m) long by 70–80 yards (64–73 m) wide. This compares to a football field width of 53 1⁄3 yards (48.8 m).  With the track around it, Stanford stadium's field could be widened by enough to get the entire field in and have room for benches and sidelines.  Without the track, that is impossible.

Lots of reasons that the World Cup wouldn't be held at Stanford Stadium, but the fact that we can't have a regulation soccer field on it is absolutely disqualifying. 

BC

[BostonCard]

Now that we have a trackless field, there is no chance that Stanford Stadium gets to host again, and, in any case, a lot has changed since 1994.

Do you mean because we no longer have the seating capacity? At 50K, Stanford Stadium is actually bigger than 10 of the 12 Russian venues this year. However, it looks like for the 2026 bid, the potential American host cities are all using NFL stadiums, at around 70K capacity (Levi's is the local candidate)

Stanford does continue to host some soccer games - the LA Galaxy vs SJ Earthquakes rivalry game is usually played here.

A FIFA regulation soccer pitch is 110–120 yards (100–110 m) long by 70–80 yards (64–73 m) wide. This compares to a football field width of 53 1⁄3 yards (48.8 m).  With the track around it, Stanford stadium's field could be widened by enough to get the entire field in and have room for benches and sidelines.  Without the track, that is impossible.

Lots of reasons that the World Cup wouldn't be held at Stanford Stadium, but the fact that we can't have a regulation soccer field on it is absolutely disqualifying. 

BC