Texas is historically known for football — American football, that is. But there’s been an increasing interest in the other type of football...soccer. According to the Dallas Business Journal, Dallas has made the short list of cities under consideration to be included in a North American bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The United Bid Committee, which oversees the partnership between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, said Dallas was among 32 potential cities that made it to the second round of consideration.

Officials from each of the cities will participate in a session with the United Bid Committee in Houston during the week of Nov. 13. The committee has to send its official bids to FIFA by March 2018.

The cities that were selected qualified for a variety of factors included having "existing or already planned stadiums and other world-class infrastructure, meeting or exceeding the requirements outlined by FIFA," the committee said in an Oct. 4 statement. Dallas already has the Toyota Soccer Stadium, the facility in Frisco where FC Dallas plays, as well as cavernous AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Other cities under consideration alongside Dallas include Houston, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C. Four cities in Canada and three in Mexico are also in the running.

The committee is expected to include 20-25 venues in its final bid and at least 12 locations across the continent will serve as Official Host Cities. A city that hosts the World Cup will see up to $100 million in economic benefit, as well as potential billions of additional business impact if it prompts further tourism to the city.