But there's one prize the stadium could miss: the 2026 World Cup final. Whether any or all of those issues could be remedied is unknown since stadium officials declined to answer questions about SoFi's World Cup prospects. As for the Gold Cup final, this will be third time since 2005 that Panama has played in the confederation championship game. He has stepped aside for Gregg Berhalter, who last month was re-signed to manage the team through the rest of the World Cup cycle. "Hosting international soccer matches certainly helps their candidacy for landing the big matches for the World Cup.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 15, 2023 22:02 UTC