In 295 days, the migration of 750,000 soccer fans to the Puget Sound will begin as the first World Cup matches begin. But who’s counting?
Community leaders in Pierce County are, as Pierce Transit got more than 100 of them together Wednesday to figure out how to collaborate and plan for the region’s showcase on the world stage.
A large showcase at that, according to Seattle FIFA Senior Vice President of External Affairs Dylan Ordoñez. Ordoñez put in perspective for leaders: The Super Bowl gets around 150 million global viewers. The least watched World Cup game brings in 200 million people tuning in world wide. He estimates, the six games in Seattle and seven games in Vancouver will bring 2 Billion eyeballs to the region…