World Cup crowds could be huge. Here's how SODO is preparing
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You know, every day on Up First, NPR's Golden Globe nominated morning news podcast, |
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| 0:27.6 | Hey, good morning. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm Patricia Murphy. |
| 0:30.3 | It's Thursday. |
| 0:31.5 | This is Seattle now. |
| 0:33.1 | The Soto neighborhood is gearing up for the World Cup. |
| 0:36.6 | We're sounder season ticket holders. |
| 0:38.3 | We're really into English premiere football. |
| 0:41.3 | We're excited for the World Cup. |
| 0:43.3 | Sure, good vibes, but also the monumental challenge of hosting an estimated |
| 0:48.3 | 750,000 visitors. |
| 0:50.3 | I don't think you'll ever be prepared for a World Cup. |
| 0:53.3 | And I don't think that a lot of |
| 0:55.8 | people understand the magnitude that the World Cup has on the entire world. In a minute, we'll |
| 1:01.2 | learn more about how Soto businesses are getting ready for the summer's World Cup crowds. But first, |
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