I very much doubt Maryland will get 2 sites
by ShermanOaksND (2018-06-13 12:49:39)

In reply to: USA still has to cut their host sites to 10  posted by miamioh_irishfan

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That means a choice between Landover and Baltimore -- although it's possible Washington DC will have a new football stadium by 2026, and therefore could host. Here are my best guesses at the cuts:

Baltimore
Orlando (don't need 2 Florida cities)
Nashville (Atlanta is close enough)
Houston (Arlington is close enough)
Denver (not as big on soccer as some cities)
Philadelphia (could lose out in crowded NE corridor)
Cincinnati (I think they'll keep one Midwestern city, and KC seems a tad more likely)

Attendance was ^ in Denver than Seattle for 2013 Gold Cup
by TripleDomer  (2018-06-13 14:00:33)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Both cities had the same group. Also, DIA is better for overseas and NA connections (particularly Mexico) than a good number of others.

I'd like the following:

New York City
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
San Francisco
Miami
Seattle
Denver
2 of Boston/Philadelphia/Washington, D.C.
The difference was only 1,646
by ShermanOaksND  (2018-06-13 14:47:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The Seattle matches were on a Thursday night (5:30 and 8 pm PT), while the Denver matches were on Sunday (1:30 and 4 pm MT).

However, I think your suggested group of 10 is reasonable, even though you have no Midwestern cities. Some of the cuts will be more difficult than others.

There were variables in favor of each location.
by TripleDomer  (2018-06-13 15:27:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Mexico v Canada was arguably a more interesting match to El Tri's fans in Seattle than Mexico v Martinique was to El Tri's fans in Denver. Having been at the matches in Denver that day, I'm certain there were more Canadian fans in Seattle as well (although admittedly likely fewer than would have attended if the match was on a weekend).

The broader point I was trying to make was that Denver's interest in international soccer relative to Seattle's (or other cities' for that matter) shouldn't be measured solely (or even predominately) by interest in their respective MLS clubs.