NFL information: Jim Harbaugh appears ahead to World Cup coming to Sofi Stadium

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is slightly below one yr away, and Los Angeles Chargers’ head coach Jim Harbaugh is already wanting ahead to it.

There are 16 stadiums in 16 completely different host cities, and a type of is SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Chargers play their residence video games in SoFi Stadium, and Harbaugh stated he's wanting ahead to the "vibe" the event will convey.

"I’m simply wanting ahead to the vibe, I’m wanting ahead to what I see on TV. It brings individuals collectively, you roll out that pelota, you roll out that ball, and all cultural obstacles are damaged," Harbaugh advised Fox Information Digital.

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Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh throughout a press convention at The Bolt on Could 7, 2025, in El Segundo, California. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Photos)

"To see all of the completely different international locations coming to our metropolis, simply to think about what it’s going to be like. Simply these gatherings, these tens of hundreds of people who collect and the way in which they assist their workforce, as a result of that’s when the magic occurs. It occurs in actual time, it occurs when the gang’s there and the crowds are so into it."

Harbaugh stated he's additionally wanting ahead to watching competitors "at its highest stage."

The 61-year-old coach can also be wanting ahead to the influence the World Cup may have on not solely the host metropolis, but in addition the nation.

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Head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers Jim Harbaugh and his spouse Sarah Harbaugh pose for a photograph on the pink carpet for the "One Yr to Go" for FIFA World Cup 26 occasion at FOX Studio Lot in Los Angeles, California, on June 11, 2025. (Jessica Alcheh-Imagn Photos)

"What I look ahead to, and it’s going to do for our nation and our metropolis. I’ve seen it earlier than, World Cup in the USA within the '90s. The ‘94 US (males’s) workforce, simply how the game exploded after that, so I look ahead to all these issues."

Final season was Harbaugh’s first season because the Chargers head coach, as he left Michigan after he led them to a Nationwide Championship win within the 2023-2024 season.

The Chargers went 11-6 in Harbaugh’s first season on the helm and made it to the playoffs. They had been bounced within the AFC Wild Card spherical by the Houston Texans 32-12.

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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh congratulates working again Hassan Haskins (28) after a landing within the second half towards the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on December 19, 2024. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Photos)

Harbaugh stated his workforce is "again to work" with the purpose of profitable a Tremendous Bowl in thoughts.

"There is just one comfortable workforce within the NFL, that’s the Philadelphia Eagles , simply 'trigger they received the Tremendous Bowl," Harbaugh stated. "The remainder of us are disillusioned, and the remainder of us are again to work, we're chasing that Tremendous Bowl. To be known as World Champions, that's our purpose."