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Tampa to bid on World Cup, WrestleMania
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Published: April 24, 2009
TAMPA - Tampa has been invited to submit bids to host World Cup soccer tournament matches in 2018 or in 2022. Tampa also has been invited to submit bids for WrestleMania between 2011 and 2014.
Tampa Bay & Co., Hillsborough County's visitors marketing bureau, is preparing bids for both, the group said Thursday.
WrestleMania had an estimated $50 million impact on Orlando a year ago. Local tourism officials say the weeklong event for fans, with a Sunday performance, could account for 16,000 hotel room nights, similar to the women's basketball Final Four. No figures were immediately available for a World Cup soccer tournament, which could involve either preliminary or final matches.
The U.S. Soccer Federation invited the city, as well as other U.S. venues, to make bids and will submit them to World Cup officials.
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