Seattle's unionized hotel workers in Pioneer Square green lit a strike before the FIFA World Cup kicks off at Lumen Field.

Flags and scoreboards made of drones will light up the night sky in Seattle starting later this month during the World Cup.

The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the most passionate soccer fans on the planet and will finally get a chance to showcase that devotion to the rest of the world when Seattle hosts the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer.

With Seattle's first FIFA World Cup match just days away, many of the event's biggest accomplishments are already complete.

FIFA announced on Friday that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America,

The only official team pep band in the MLS, the Seattle Sounders' Sound Wave brings their pop and jazz flair to the global stage with performances during the World Cup.

The activation, from Visit Seattle, will take place at the Space Needle to add another visual flair to an event expected to draw huge crowds to the city.

Seattle businesses are holding their breath to see if the economic boom predicted to hit the city during the FIFA World Cup pans out.