The 1990 World Cup was awarded originally to the Bay Republic . Following the California Unification, damage to the Bay Region made a few of the stadiums unable to be outfitted for the World Cup. Luckily the Republic of California was able to utilize stadiums and sites near the LA Metro Area. California is the second CONCAF nation to host the WC since Z-Day. This WC was highly disputed on whether to play in California or move to a safer site such as Florida. FIFA elected to have Florida as a back up in case of an uprising of attacks. However, the 1994 WC went something, although large amounts of tourism income was lost due to the previous war, and actually created an economic downturn for the Bay Area and California.