2026 FIFA World Cup

The 2023 draft for Major League Baseball at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, held during the All-Star Game Weekend. A temporary stage was set up on the north side of the pitch with spectators in the northwest corner of the stadium. Lumen Field will host six games of the FIFA Men's World Cup this summer.

More workers at Lumen Field are now union members ahead of World Cup

Lauren Gallup

The stadium where the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC all play is now staffed by a majority union workforce.That wasn’t the case three years ago, when only 17% of Lumen Field staff were unionized.But now, ahead of the city and stadium hosting six matches of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, many workers have organized. About 80% of the workforce at Lumen now belong to one of a dozen unions representing workers at the stadium.

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Zonas de fans de la Copa Mundial FIFA 2026 emocionan a afición en Tri-Cities y Yakima

Johanna Bejarano

Seattle será una de las sedes de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026. Sin embargo, la fiesta del fútbol se extenderá a las comunidades locales, con zonas para aficionados que se instalarán a algunas partes del estado de Washington.

Junior Reyes, center, takes a shot on goal during tryouts for the Tri-Cities Badgers FC semi-pro soccer team at Fran Rish Stadium in March 2024. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB)

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FIFA fan zones excite communities in Tri-Cities, Yakima

Johanna Bejarano

Seattle is one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, the soccer party will extend to local communities, with fan zones coming to parts of Washington state.