Shugaban FIFA Gianni Infantino ya yi kira ga Los Angeles don ta shirya ga abin da ya kira "lokaci mai tarihi na gaske," yayin da birnin ke kirga kwanaki zuwa karbar bakuncin wasanni takwas na FIFA World Cup 2026 — ciki har da wasan farko da za a buga a kasan Amurka.

Infantino ya fadi wadannan kalmomi a bikin farkon World Cup 2026 na Los Angeles, wanda aka gudanar a shahararren Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. "Los Angeles ita ce babbar birnin nishadantarwa a duniya," ya shaida baƙin da suka halarta. "Gaskiyar cewa muna farkon wannan World Cup da kyau daga nan don mamaye duniya gaba daya za ta zama wani abu na musamman da kuma na daban."

Wasan buɗewa da jadawalin LA

A ranar 12 ga Yuni 2026 — washegari bayan gasar ta fara da wasan buɗe tarihi a Mexico City — Los Angeles Stadium za ta karbi bakuncin wasa tsakanin United States da Paraguay, wanda ke wakiltar wasan farko na FIFA World Cup 2026 a kasan Amurka. Wannan shi ne na farko daga cikin wasanni takwas da aka ware wa birnin.

United States za ta koma wannan filin wasa a ranar 25 ga Yuni don gasar ƙarshe a Ƙungiya D da Türkiye, wanda yake ɗaya daga cikin wasanni biyar na matakin rukunin da aka shirya a Los Angeles. Birnin zai karbi bakuncin wasanni biyu na zagayen 32 kafin kwata-fainal a ranar 10 ga Yuli.

Bikin da ya zarce filin wasa

Hukumar Karbar Bakunci ta Los Angeles ta tsara gasar a matsayin wani taron al'umma ga ɗaya daga cikin manyan yankunan birni mafi bambance-bambance a Arewacin Amurka. A FIFA Fan Festival a Coliseum an shirya shi gudana tun daga ranar 11 zuwa 14 ga Yuni, yana ba da ayyuka da nishadantarwa ga magoya baya waɗanda ba su da tikiti. Bayan wannan, Hukumar za ta shimfiɗa shirin ta zuwa Fan Zones goma a duk yankin Greater Los Angeles.

Bikin farawa ya tattaro membobin Hukumar da kuma manyan mutane na gida daga harkokin ƙwallon ƙafa, wasanni, yawon buɗe ido, da kasuwanci. Manzon Al'umma da suka halarta sun haɗa da ɗan wasan kwaikwayo Will Ferrell, wadda ta lashe FIFA Women's World Cup Mia Hamm, tsohon ɗan wasa na kasa da kasa na United States Cobi Jones, ɗan wasan kwaikwayo Eva Longoria, da mawakin rap Snoop Dogg. Mawaƙiyar Melissa Etheridge ta yi wasan kwaikwayo a lokacin bikin.

"Shirya World Cup da wasanni takwas na almara a nan Los Angeles wani abu ne na musamman," Infantino ya ce. "Wannan ba kawai World Cup ba ce. Wannan za ta zama mafi girma, mafi girma FIFA World Cup a tarihi."

Birni mai tarihin World Cup

Los Angeles ba baƙo ce a mafi babban wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ba. A shekarar 1994, birnin ya karbi bakuncin wasanni — ciki har da wasan ƙarshe, wanda Brazil ta doke Italy ta hanyar bugun fanariti bayan jinkirin 0-0 don ɗaukar taken duniya na huɗu. Birnin ya kuma karbi bakuncin wasannin ƙarshe na FIFA Women's World Cup 1999, wanda United States ta lashe, da FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, wanda Germany ta lashe.

Infantino ya yi amfani da wannan gado don nuna jan hankali na dole na birnin. "Muna son haɗa duniya. Muna son kawo mutane daga ko'ina a duniya," ya ce. "Ina za su iya yin mafi kyawun lokaci na rayuwarsu? A Los Angeles, tabbas."