Alex Silverman’s Post

My initial takeaways from Saturday’s World Cup schedule release are up at Sports Business Journal. A few highlights: ⚽️Unsurprisingly, NY/NJ and Dallas — the U.S. stadiums with the largest capacity — received very strong group stage slates. NYC gets Brazil, France, Germany and England. Dallas gets two Argentina matches, plus Japan-Netherlands and England-Croatia. ⚽️ The schedule reduces exposure to the hottest parts of the day, even if it means giving up some European-friendly start times. ⚽️ East Coast host cities could have their hands full with fan fest logistics due to late start times for matches played on the West Coast, including two of the three U.S. group stage games. https://lnkd.in/eyrGavdB