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If the SEC hosted the World Cup, the total capacity would increase by 275,000 seats ...
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:46 pm
Using all 16 SEC home football stadiums as the 16 World Cup venues:
Venue group
Combined capacity
Average venue
2026 World Cup stadiums
1,033,829 total
64,614 avg
SEC stadiums
1,307,947 total
81,747 avg
Increase
274,118
17,132
Bottom line
An SEC-hosted World Cup would have approximately 274,000 additional seats, a 26.5% increase over the official capacities of this year’s 16 World Cup stadiums.
That is roughly the equivalent of adding four more average-sized 2026 World Cup venues without increasing the number of stadiums.
Venue group
Combined capacity
Average venue
2026 World Cup stadiums
1,033,829 total
64,614 avg
SEC stadiums
1,307,947 total
81,747 avg
Increase
274,118
17,132
Bottom line
An SEC-hosted World Cup would have approximately 274,000 additional seats, a 26.5% increase over the official capacities of this year’s 16 World Cup stadiums.
That is roughly the equivalent of adding four more average-sized 2026 World Cup venues without increasing the number of stadiums.
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:49 pm to lewis and herschel
apples and oranges
we cannot compare america to 3rd world countries like Iran and Iraq
we cannot compare america to 3rd world countries like Iran and Iraq
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:52 pm to KingSooner2026
Allen Texas has a 40 million dollar high school stadium..... that is worth more than every sheep in Iran lol
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:53 pm to KingSooner2026
I am comparing them to our NFL stadiums and Canadas and Mexico's bigger stadiums.....
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:55 pm to lewis and herschel
Hopefully they wouldn’t send any of the African countries to play in Oxford MS
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:59 pm to lewis and herschel
Meixco has 133 million people and they all love theri soccer team
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:06 pm to lewis and herschel
Fortunately we don't have to sully our stadiums with trashy soccer.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:08 pm to UKWildcats
If kids in high school in Mississippi can afford football pads I love America
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:09 pm to lewis and herschel
Problem is a lot of our stadiums are old with concrete bases with seating right up by the field, making them too narrow for a soccer game and not able to remove seating to fix that issue
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:11 pm to lsufball19
These NFL stadiums are state-of-the-art
you really cant compare any college stadium to SoFi or Gillette or Jerry World, there is billions poured into these stadiums
you really cant compare any college stadium to SoFi or Gillette or Jerry World, there is billions poured into these stadiums
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:16 pm to KingSooner2026
I have never cared about the Stadium itself.... The Rose Bowl is the greatest game I have ever attended and best experience...... I have been to just about every major NFL, Nascar, and MLB stadium.... Beer, hot dog, and bag of peanuts is the same experience in any stadium....
Soccer doesn't need all the fancy clubs as they don't leave the stands...... Spend a ton of money on travel and tickets to be in the bathroom when they score the most excited single goal of the near 100 minute games......
Soccer doesn't need all the fancy clubs as they don't leave the stands...... Spend a ton of money on travel and tickets to be in the bathroom when they score the most excited single goal of the near 100 minute games......
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:25 pm to lewis and herschel
I just cannot get into soccer like college football, ive been to all those places too.... Rose Bowl #1 (been 3 times) #1 brother!!
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:29 pm to KingSooner2026
quote:
we cannot compare america to 3rd world countries like Iran and Iraq
Eh you can compare Louisiana to them
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:35 pm to KingSooner2026
Mississippi is wealthier than many nations competing in this World Cup including the UK....
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:39 pm to lewis and herschel
I still wouldn’t watch 1 minute of that silly sport.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:46 pm to Tigahtildeath
Fair enough, but it's day is coming... I thought CTE would do football in by itself but add the portal and NIL and obscene ticket prices to the list and it's day is coming... And I hate that, wish they left CF alone.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:50 pm to lewis and herschel
quote:
Soccer doesn't need all the fancy clubs as they don't leave the stands...... Spend a ton of money on travel and tickets to be in the bathroom when they score the most excited single goal of the near 100 minute games......
Yeah I’ve been to games at Man U and Man City. Stadiums are nothing special as far as amenities and their fans don’t care
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:50 pm to lewis and herschel
Most stadiums dont have a big enough playing surfaces. Width is the issue
Tiger stadium for one.
Tiger stadium for one.
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