Washington Legislature Earns a Critical Assist!

A big part of getting ready for six FIFA World Cup 26TM matches, traveling fans, and teams from around the world needing fields for practice and “base camps” for their World Cup travels is improving field surfaces and playing facilities statewide.  

With the state’s economy benefiting from the 750,000 visitors expected to travel throughout Washington, investments in fields and facilities today will pay off not only during the games, but in the positive legacy they will provide to future teams, events, and athletes.  

For these reasons and more, the Washington State Legislature stepped up in the recent session to allocate $15 million toward initial improvements – from stadium modernizations at Lumen Field, to upgrading soccer fields at likely practice facilities around the state.  

“We are grateful for the bipartisan support of Governor Inslee and legislators from throughout Washington State– all of whom understand both the generational opportunity of hosting the FIFA World Cup, and the long-term benefits of these investments,” said Peter Tomozawa, CEO for SeattleFWC26. “It truly takes a team to prepare for the World Cup– and our efforts to be ready for all the action just got a huge assist from Olympia.”