BREAKING: Canada, U.S & Mexico To Host 2026 World Cup
The joint bid of the United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup, FIFA has confirmed.
The trio beat Morocco’s proposal to host it.
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The ‘United 2026’ bid was selected by Fifa member nations, winning 134 votes compared to 65 for Morocco.
The FIFA hierarchy, including the president Gianni Infantino preferred the North American bid which has promised to generate around $11bn (£8.24bn) profit for FIFA compared to the projected $5.7bn (£4.48bn) a Morocco World Cup would raise.
Football’s showpiece event will return to the North American continent for the first time since 1994 when the United States hosted the tournament.
It’s also the first World Cup vote since the scandalous events of December 2, 2010, when the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively. Allegations of corruption immediately followed that vote with Qatar securing the 2022 event.
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The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held – with 48 teams playing 80 matches over 34 days.
