MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – Miami-Dade County leaders touted the success of the FIFA World Cup as one of the host cities for the soccer tournament, saying the event brought more than 500,000 people to South Florida.
Seven of the 104 matches that took place during this year’s World Cup were held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, known as Miami Stadium during the event that welcomed hundreds of thousands of fans from across the globe to the Sunshine State.
“If the World Cup really taught us all anything, it taught us ultimately that we’re all on the same team, and as a person who loves Miami, it’s really very emotional to say that we were certainly very much on the same teams,” said Alina Hudak, President and CEO of the FIFA World Cup 2026 MIami Host Committee…