Philadelphia One Of The 18 Cities Officially Included In The U.S. World Cup Bid

We know that the 2010 World Cup is in South African and the 2014 World Cup is in Brazil, but how cool would it be if the 2018 or 2022 World Cup came to the United States? It'd be pretty darn cool. And for me, it would be even cooler if the World Cup came to Philadelphia. Well, barring a change, it looks like the 2 will go hand-in-hand as Philadlphia is officially listed as one of the 18 cities in the United States' World Cup bid.

The other cities, you ask? Here they are via Total Soccer

The selected cities are Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa and Washington, D.C.

Now there is a chance that some of these could be weeded out as the process goes along, but barring a change if the U.S. wins the bid, then for the first time ever, the world's largest sporting event will host games right in my backyard at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly as Philly and Veterans Stadium were not a part of the United States hosting the 1994 World Cup.