00:03The historic city of Boston in the northeast of the United States is one of the most sports-mad places
00:10on earth.
00:14The Celtics are the most successful franchise in the NBA.
00:19The Patriots are the joint most successful organization in the NFL.
00:26The Red Sox are a powerhouse in Major League Baseball
00:31and the Bruins are no strangers to success in the NHL.
00:36Yes, Boston, fantastic city, beautiful, beautiful city.
00:41Great tradition in sport, in all the sports, of course, including obviously our sport, our soccer,
00:50not just the football with the Patriots that everyone loves and everyone knows.
00:54And in Boston we'll have as well a quarter-final of this FIFA World Cup 2026, so congratulations to Boston.
01:05The World Cup will be staged at the home of the New England Patriots, the 65,000 capacity Gillette Stadium.
01:12Opened in 2002, it will be known during the tournament as Boston Stadium.
01:17It is also referred to simply as Foxborough, the town just outside Boston in which it is located.
01:27The venue has played host to a number of international soccer matches,
01:30including two quarter-finals during the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
01:38At club level, it was the stage for a record-breaking crowd for the 2002 MLS Cup Final.
01:45Then in 2024, a full house enjoyed Lionel Messi strutting his stuff for Inter Miami.
01:53Boston will welcome seven matches during the World Cup, peaking with one of the four quarter-finals.
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