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A Legacy of Local Progress
Soccer in Service of Community
We are hosting six FIFA World Cup 26™ matches over three weeks in 2026, and it’s not just about hosting matches, it’s about who gets to be part of the story. In that spirit, our success will be measured in how our community benefits for years to come.
We’re making our legacy in partnership with community organizations, inspiring our children, and advancing exciting projects in sustainability, human rights, accessibility, and culture.
Whether launching new solutions, supporting what’s already working, or using our global megaphone to highlight local priorities, SeattleFWC26 embraces the opportunity — and the responsibility — of being a host city for the largest sporting event in history. Let’s use this moment of global focus to make lasting local progress.
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How We’re Building Our Legacy
Planning with the community
Supporting Local Art
Small Business Readiness Initiative
RAVE Mini Pitches
Seattle Unity Loop
Seattle FWC26 App
Human Trafficking Awareness
Increasing Indigenous Youth Access to Soccer
Labor Standards Agreement
Advisory Committees
The Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 will be supported by four advisory committees, providing valuable community insights and guidance for the event. These meetings are not open to the public, allowing for focused and productive discussions among committee members.
Human Rights
The HRAC’s charter is to assist the LOC is creating a Human Rights outreach plan, Human Rights risk assessment and Human Rights action plan. FIFA is requesting that all 16 Host Cities create these three Human Rights products while recognizing that they likely look different in different cities and countries.
Human Rights is an expansive and important concept with varying meanings for different people, communities, and cultures. We are focused on three specific aspects of Human Rights (summarized from FWC26’s guidance and framework for host city human rights): safeguarding & inclusion, workers’ rights, and access to remedy.
June Match
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Pride Match
The PMAC will guide SeattleFWC26 in planning and executing initiatives related to the Pride Match, taking place during Pride Weekend in June 2026. With hundreds of thousands of visitors and billions of viewers worldwide, this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment to showcase and celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities in Washington, while ensuring meaningful, lasting impacts for local businesses, arts, and organizations.
This Committee will provide:
- Provide strategic advice and validate community-informed priorities
- Curate Pride stories and economic opportunities for LGBTQIA+-owned enterprises
- Shape communications, community activations, and cultural programming
- Contribute to building a visible, inspiring legacy for generations to come
Accessibility AC
The accessibility committee will be responsible for informing aspects of FWC26 that the LOC has control over, elevating best practices, and sharing resources in areas where the LOC has influence, such as the Seattle Stadium, where the FWC26 matches will take place, and documenting lessons learned for future mega events.
Presenting Legacy Partner
puyaləpabš, 'people at the bend at the bottom (of the river)'
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has lived along the shores of the Puget Sound in Washington State for thousands of years. They serve their members and community with generosity and are committed to building a sustainable way of life for future generations.
Partners
RAVE Foundation, the official charitable arm of Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC, is a 501c-3 public charity which was founded in 2013 to serve the greater Puget Sound community.
Its mission: To build small fields for free play and invest in programs that use soccer as a vehicle to inspire youth and strengthen communities.
BEST is highly regarded as a nonprofit organization that specializes in countering human trafficking in workplaces and cares passionately about empowering survivors. Since 2012, their expert staff have provided awareness-raising, consultation, and training for hundreds of employers in the public and private sectors across the U.S. and in other countries.
Seattle Parks and Recreation equips employees and the public for well-being as we support healthy people, a thriving environment and vibrant community. We provide safe and accessible spaces for residents and visitors to work, recreate, rejuvenate and enhance quality of life and wellness for children, teenagers, adults and seniors.
“OUR VISION FOR FIFA WORLD CUP 26TM IN SEATTLE IS TO CREATE A PEOPLE BASED LEGACY FOCUSED ON OUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CHILDREN...OUR GOAL IS TO BRING WASHINGTON TO THE WORLD.”