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North Texas Is Center Stage for the ‘Beautiful Game’

This summer, Arlington and the wider North Texas region host nine FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, the most of the 11 U.S. cities participating in the first-ever tri-national edition (along with Mexico and Canada) of the planet’s most-watched sporting competition. With preparations and activations already well underway, here is an overview of the seismic summer ahead, and what it all means for meetings.

The Inaugural Episode: What Is an ‘Eventualist,’ and What Is This Podcast About?

In this debut episode, Eventualists co-hosts Taylor Smith of Meetings Today and Hannah Elston of Event Leaders Exchange (ELX) introduce the concept of an “eventualist”: someone early in their career who will eventually be an industry leader and is looking to learn the ropes—without feeling the pressure of having it all together at the start.