Houston, you voted, and world soccer officials listened. After coming out on top of the online ballot to bring the World Cup to our city, Houston was selected as one of five American cities for FIFA officials tour as they prepare to select host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Today, Mayor Annise Parker, Dynamo defender Brian Ching and NBA superstar Yao Ming and others are doing their best to show off our city.

Once the execs finish checking out Reliant Stadium, truly a world-class facility and solidly the second most impressive sports arena in Texas, they'll probably want to grab a burger from the new Five Guys a couple blocks away.

No, it's not Houston local — and you could make an argument that Sparkle's or Lankford Grocery would be the superior choice — but we're sure the FIFA delegation head, Chile's Harold Mayne-Nicholls, has a traditional South American appreciation for beef, and when it comes to juicy burgers, you could do a lot worse.

After Reliant there's the George R. Brown Convention Center — P.S., Houston, can we get some attractive youth kicking around a soccer ball at Discovery Green? Just pull them out of school.

If there's time, it would also be great to give them an idea of the local enthusiasm for the game — maybe with dinner at Beaver's or Chapultepec and drinks at Firkin & Phoenix or Richmond Arms, where waiters and bartenders and Jonathan Jones can wax nostalgic about making breakfast tacos to serve at the 6 a.m. World Cup viewings this summer.

They have to hit Wheeler's Boots, of course. Hey, at least it'll be better than a stadium full of vuvuzelas.

As for hotels, certainly the Hilton-Americas will be in the mix, but we hope officials make a slight detour over to The Houstonian, where they can see that one of Houston's strengths is its diversity — not just of people, but of environments: urban, suburban, bucolic.

And if FIFA's leaders are worried about Houston having a sufficient amount of poontang for pay, there's always Mo's.