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When FIFA officials visited Nashville in September to tour the city and assess its viability as a World Cup host city, most were in agreement Nashville had as good a chance as any to be chosen.

Fast forward nine months, and Nashville was not selected as one of the 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup, spurned in favor of Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle.