Why Washington D.C. Should Build a National Soccer Stadium

RFK Stadium is being rebuilt because the NFL is coming back to Washington, D.C.

But we should think bigger than that. Yes, we should think bigger than the NFL.

The World Cup is coming to the United States in 2026. One of the more intriguing subplots was the selection of the city and stadium to host the World Cup Final. It is the one game that is legitimately bigger than the Super Bowl. It happens once every four years. The entire world stops to watch.

But in this country, every single major stadium was built for football or baseball. There is not a single soccer-specific stadium that comes within 50,000 seats of being suitable for a World Cup final.

That’s when the light bulb went off

Washington, D.C should build a National Stadium built for football and soccer, with more emphasis added on the “soccer” part.

When the World Cup goes to other countries, it’s almost immediately understood where the final would be held. If England hosted, it’d be in Wembley. When Brazil hosted, of course the final was in the Maracanã. Whenever the US men’s team goes to Mexico, they play their rivals at Estadio Azteca.

The United States, of course, does not have a national stadium. We have a plethora of incredible…