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A Legacy of Local Progress

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Soccer in Service of Community

We are hosting six FIFA World Cup 26™ matches over X days in 2026, but our success will be measured in how our community benefits for years to come.

We’re making our legacy in partnership with community organizations, inspiring our children, and advancing exciting projects in sustainability, human rights, accessibility, and culture.

Whether launching new solutions, supporting what’s already working, or using our global megaphone to highlight local priorities, SeattleFWC26 embraces the opportunity–and the responsibility–of being a host city for the largest sporting event in history. Let’s use this moment of global focus to make lasting local progress.

How We’re Building Our Legacy

Planning with the community

Supporting Local Art

Small Business Readiness Initiative

RAVE Mini Pitches

Seattle Unity Loop

SeattleFWC26 App

Human Trafficking Awareness

Increasing Indigenous Youth Access to Soccer

Labor Standards Agreement

Advisory Committees

The Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 will be supported by four advisory committees, providing valuable community insights and guidance for the event. These meetings are not open to the public, allowing for focused and productive discussions among committee members.

Human Rights

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Jen Barnes
Co-Chair | Founder and CEO Rough&Tumble

June Match

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Jen Barnes
Co-Chair | Founder and CEO Rough&Tumble

Pride Match

The PMAC will guide SeattleFWC26 in planning and executing initiatives related to the Pride Match, taking place during Pride Weekend in June 2026. With hundreds of thousands of visitors and billions of viewers worldwide, this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment to showcase and celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities in Washington, while ensuring meaningful, lasting impacts for local businesses, arts, and organizations.

This Committee will provide:

  • Provide strategic advice and validate community-informed priorities
  • Curate Pride stories and economic opportunities for LGBTQIA+-owned enterprises
  • Shape communications, community activations, and cultural programming
  • Contribute to building a visible, inspiring legacy for generations to come
Jen Barnes
Co-Chair | Founder and CEO Rough&Tumble
Louise Chernin
Co-Chair

Accessibility AC

The accessibility committee will be responsible for informing aspects of FWC26 that the LOC has control over, elevating best practices, and sharing resources in areas where the LOC has influence, such as the Seattle Stadium, where the FWC26 matches will take place, and documenting lessons learned for future mega events.

Megan Cromar
Director DDECS, DCHS, KC
Anat Caspi
Director, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Vinnie Donati
Director, Accessibility Business Management, Microsoft
Terrill Thompson
Manager, IT Accessibility Team UW-IT Accessible Technology Services
Moses Perez
Director of Advocacy and Civic Engagement, Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Tess Dickman
IIDA, Accessibility Specialist, Studiopacifica

Presenting Legacy Supporter

PTOI

puyaləpabš, 'people at the bend at the bottom (of the river)'

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has lived along the shores of the Puget Sound in Washington State for thousands of years. They serve their members and community with generosity and are committed to building a sustainable way of life for future generations.

Partners

Rave Foundation

RAVE Foundation, the official charitable arm of Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC, is a 501c-3 public charity which was founded in 2013 to serve the greater Puget Sound community. Its mission: To build small fields for free play and invest in programs that use soccer as a vehicle to inspire youth and strengthen communities.

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Seattle Parks

“OUR VISION FOR FIFA WORLD CUP 26TM IN SEATTLE IS TO CREATE A PEOPLE BASED LEGACY FOCUSED ON OUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CHILDREN...OUR GOAL IS TO BRING WASHINGTON TO THE WORLD.”

PETER TOMOZAWA
CEO, SEATTLEFWC26