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The FIFA World Cup 2026 is less than a year old, and the head coach of Los Angeles Chargers, Jim Harbaugh, is already looking forward to.
There are 16 stadiums in 16 different host cities, and one of them is Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The charges play their home matches in the Sofi stadium, and Harbaugh said that he was impatiently waiting for the atmosphere that the tournament would bring.
“I look forward to the atmosphere, I look forward to what I see on television. It brings people together, unfold this pelota, you deploy this ball, and all the cultural barriers are broken,” Harbaugh at PK Press Club Digital told.
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Los Angeles Loaders coach Jim Harbaugh at a press conference in Bolt on May 7, 2025, in El Segundo, California. (Kirby Lee-Imagn images)
“To see all the different countries coming in our city, just to imagine what it will be. Just these gatherings, these tens of thousands of people gather and the way they support their team, because it is at this moment that the magic occurs. It happens in real time, it happens when the crowd is there and the crowd is so.”
Harbaugh said he was also looking forward to looking at the “highest level” competition.
The 61 -year -old coach also impatiently awaits the impact that the World Cup will not only have on the host city, but also in the country.
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Head coach of Los Angeles Charters Jim Harbaugh and his wife Sarah Harbaugh pose for a photo on the red carpet for the “One Year To Go” for the FIFA 26 World Cup event at Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles, California, June 11, 2025. (Images Jessica ALCHEH-IMAGN)
“What I look forward to, and it will do for our country and our city. I have already seen it, the World Cup in the United States in the 90s. The 1994 American team (men), exactly how sport exploded after that, so I can’t wait for all these things.”
Last season was the first season of Harbaugh as a head coach of the charge, because he left Michigan after having led them to a victory in the national championship during the 2023-2024 season.
The charges went 11-6 in the first Harbaugh season at the helm and reached the playoffs. They were rebounded in the Wild Card Round by the Houston Texans 32-12.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, congratulates Ballon Hassan Haskins (28) after a touch in the second half against Denver Broncos at Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California, December 19, 2024. (Images Jayne Kamin-Ocea-Imagn)
Harbaugh said that his team was “back to work” in order to win a super bowl in mind.
“There is only one happy team in the NFL, it’s the Eagles of Philadelphia, just because they won the Super Bowl,” said Harbaugh. “The rest of us is disappointed, and the rest of us are back to work, we are continuing this Super Bowl. To be called world champions, that’s our goal.”
