"Iran, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium and the winner of a March playoff featuring Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Northern Ireland will join the U.S. in playing World Cup group-stage games at SoFi Stadium next June. The Inglewood venue will host eight World Cup games in 28 days, beginning with the U.S. opener with Paraguay on June 12. The tournament will kick off June 11 in Mexico City with Mexico facing South Africa in a rematch of the 2010 tournament opener in South Africa."
"The schedule for the largest and most complex World Cup ever was announced Saturday at the Hilton Capital Hotel in Washington and it isn't a favorable one for Southern California businesses hoping to cash in on the tournament. Of the five group-stage matches, two feature Iran, whose citizens have been banned from traveling to the U.S. by the Trump administration."
"Following the U.S.-Paraguay game, SoFi will stage two Group G matches featuring Iran against New Zealand on June 15 and Iran-Belgium on June 21. In between, Switzerland will face the European playoff winner on June 15. The U.S. will then return to Inglewood on June 25 to face the winner of a March playoff featuring Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey and Romania."
SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will host eight World Cup games in 28 days beginning with the U.S. opener against Paraguay on June 12. The tournament begins June 11 in Mexico City and ends July 19 in East Rutherford, N.J., with the final at 3 p.m. Eastern. SoFi will host five group-stage matches featuring the U.S., Iran, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium and a European playoff winner, plus three knockout games (two round-of-32 matches and one quarterfinal). Two Iranian group games at SoFi could reduce Southern California economic benefits because Iranian citizens face a U.S. travel ban. Potential knockout visitors include Mexico, South Korea, Canada, Spain, Austria, Algeria and possibly Argentina.
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