‘Gonna be a Bad Bunny music video for a month.‘ How Miami is reacting as World Cup city
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Miami is a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Miami was one of 11 U.S. cities to make the 2026 FIFA World Cup list along with Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York/New Jersey.
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“The next couple of years are going to be crazy for me,” a Twitter post boasted Friday morning after news broke that the World Cup soccer match will be hosted at Miami Gardens’ Hard Rock Stadium in 2026.
“Lollapalooza, Rolling Loud, Summer Smash, NFL games and soccer games will all be in my portfolio soon.”
That person is not alone in the excitement on social media about the World Cup game — four years from now.
And why not? Miami scored a coup with FIFA’s pick in landing games in the global mega-event.
“Miami hosting the World Cup for 2026 is the best thing that’s happening,” added another self-described social media personality.
In response, Luis Miguel Echegaray, host of the CBS Sports soccer podcast, Qué Golazo Podcast, tweeted: “Miami, btw. It’s gonna be absolute mayhem and I can’t frickin’ wait. If the city hosts Latin American countries for 2026, I really feel sorry for everyone else cause they got no chance. It’s gonna be a Bad Bunny music video for a month.”
Andres Diaz of Miami asked a question that certainly will factor in many minds when contemplating things like “Should I go to a game or just attend a watch party” when he tweeted: “Everyone’s so excited about Miami hosting world cup games. Have you any idea how expensive those tickets will be?”
“Information regarding ticketing for the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be available in due course,” FIFA announced on its website
A ticket for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November cost about $1,607, an increase of 46% over the ticket price for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to Statista. We bet the price in Miami will be more than a Bad Bunny concert.
On Thursday, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was chief cheerleader for Miami’s pick as a World Cup host city.
And Greater Miami and Miami Beach tourism folks were thrilled on Friday, too.
“This moment means so much for Miami-Dade County,” she tweeted. “It means jobs. It means tourism. It means a global spotlight. And it means we get to be a FIFA World Cup 2026 host — from Miami Gardens to Homestead, let’s get ready to yell GOOOL!”
As for David Beckham, who might well have a passing interest in this Miami World Cup, he hasn’t posted specifically about Miami yet on his Instagram account. The Inter Miami exec did post, on Thursday, an Instagram Story about his previous experiences playing World Cup games in 1998, 2002 and 2006.
“All I dreamt of was representing my country,” Beckham said in the Instagram clip.
This story was originally published June 17, 2022 at 12:47 PM.
