00:05Atlanta is the capital and most popular city of the state of Georgia, in the southeast of the United States.
00:14It is a city with a rich sporting heritage, dominated by its hosting of the Olympic Games in 1996.
00:24Professional franchises include the Falcons in the NFL, the Braves in Major League Baseball and the Hawks in the NBA.
00:34The PGA Tour hosts its annual Tour Championship in the area, while Atlanta has nicknamed itself Running City USA for
00:43its commitment to road running,
00:45most notably the annual Peachtree Road Race, the world's largest 10-kilometer event.
00:52Atlanta, I mean, we all know Atlanta, a beautiful city, hosting many games, including one of the semifinals.
01:00I mean, it will be vibrating and I'm looking forward to visiting all these cities.
01:06Atlanta is now one of the most football-focused cities in the United States.
01:13In 2017, Atlanta United joined an expanded Major League Soccer, winning the MLS Cup the following year.
01:23United, operated by Falcons owner Arthur Blank, share Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the NFL franchise,
01:30and locals have flopped to the arena in their thousands.
01:34The MLS average attendance is around 22,000 fans per match.
01:39United average over double that, regularly setting single-game and season-long attendance records.
01:47Opened in 2017, the $2 billion stadium has a retractable roof, a 6,000-square-meter halo video screen,
01:55and the largest freestanding bird sculpture in the world.
02:00Well, what stands out is this.
02:04I mean, this venue, this stadium is absolutely incredible, it's special, it's unique.
02:11I came here already to witness it when it's full, what it means.
02:17It's special, it's particular, but Atlanta has really become a soccer city,
02:25and the fact that the stadium was built where you can play football and soccer at the same time
02:30shows how much the city and everyone involved in the sport in the city cares about the sport in general.
02:38From what I know, Atlanta isn't welcoming, so it will be fantastic for the people in Atlanta to not just
02:46welcome the fans coming from abroad, but also to come here.
02:51During the World Cup, the venue will be known as Atlanta Stadium.
02:55It will host seven matches in total, four in the group phase, one each in the rounds of 32 and
03:0216, and one of the semi-finals.
03:05Its capacity for the tournament will be around 71,000.
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