Seattle all-stars defeat Victoria Fragments of France (Canadians who fought in WWI), 4-2, before overflow crowd at Seattle's Liberty Park. Proceeds benefit the Overseas Club which cares for returned soldiers and sailors.

FIFA announces that Seattle's Lumen Field will serve as one of the 16 match sites for the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. SEA2026 bid committee host civic leaders and the public for a party that evening on Pier 62. The U.S. host cities selected are: New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium) Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) Dallas (AT&T Stadium) San Francisco Bay Area (Levi's Stadium) Miami (Hard Rock Stadium) Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Seattle (Lumen Field) Houston (NRG Stadium) Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field) Kansas City, Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium) and Boston (Gillette Stadium). Vancouver's B.C. Place is of two Canadian venues.

Puget Sound reaches the NCAA Division III quarterfinals for the fourth time in six years as Janece Levien completes her hat trick 18 minutes into overtime for a 3-2 win over Wartburg in Wheaton, Il. Levien's second goal gives the Loggers their first lead with just 5:16 left in regulation, but Wartburg ties it 52 seconds later. The winner is her record 25th goal of the year. UPS succumbs to defending champion and host Wheaton, 2-0, the following day. It's Wheaton's 43rd straight win and the Thunder goes on to take another national title.

Third-ranked Puget Sound strikes twice in the second half to blank Iowa's Loras College, 2-0, for the NCAA Division III women's West Regional title in Dubuque. Lea John puts the visitors in front from a Kelsey Lau corner kick in the 50th minute. Elizabeth Pitman finds Tera Anderson 18 minutes later for the final margin. It's the Loggers' fifth straight shutout.

Mike Parish takes a pass from Mitch Cook in the 90th minute, fakes the keeper and drills his shot into the upper right corner from 10 yards and Central Washington defeats Whitworth, 1-0, for the Northwest Intercollegiate League title. Steve Cook gets shutout. The Wildcats finish 7-4-1. It’s their fourth league title since 1976.

Fans and organizers collectively gasp when FIFA announces that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be played in Russia and Qatar. Hundreds gather with local organizers and officials at F.X. McRory’s in Seattle's Pioneer Square to hear the 7 a.m. PST announcement. Across the state and the nation similar parties are stunned by Qatar prevailing in the fourth round of voting, 14-8 over the United States. The U.S. had been considered a frontrunner and Seattle a top candidate to host several matches at CenturyLink Field. More than 46,000 had signed an online petition supporting Seattle, one of 17 cities in the U.S. bid.