The United States, Mexico and Canada earned a 134-65 vote win over Morocco to earn the right to host the 2026 World Cup.
With the United Bid of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. having emerged victorious in its quest to secure the hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup, attention can now shift — in part — to the host cities that will be selected.
The likes of Chicago, which hosted the opening match at the 1994 World Cup, as well as Vancouver, the site of the 2015 Women’s World Cup final, opted not to be part of the bid. That said, there are still 23 other potential cities spread out among the three countries that should…
The United States, Mexico and Canada earned a 134-65 vote win over Morocco to earn the right to host the 2026 World Cup.
The World Cup is coming to North America as the United States, Mexico and Canada are confirmed as hosts of the 2026 tournament.
The World Cup is coming to North America as the United States, Mexico and Canada are confirmed as hosts of the 2026 tournament.
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MOSCOW — The United States might not be participating in the World Cup, but it pulled off a historic victory in Russia all the same: The globe’s biggest sporting event is returning to the U.S.
In a long-anticipated vote on Wednesday, the joint bid of the U.S., Mexico and Canada defeated Morocco, its only challenger, as more than 200 national soccer federations cast their ballots to cap FIFA’s annual Congress.
The three-nation bid captured 134 votes with Morocco earning 65 from the panel.
“This…
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David Beckham believes North America would be a special place to host a World Cup, with the U.S., Mexico and Canada preparing a joint bid for 2026. MOSCOW — For months, the leaders of the United States-led North American bid for the 2026 World Cup have been doing everything they can to convince the 200-plus global soccer federations to vote for them instead at Wednesday’s FIFA Congress.
“We’ve been working basically nonstop,” U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro said here on Sunday night. “But there are some things out of our control, too.”
At the top of that uncontrollable list? Politics. Because while Cordeiro reiterated on Sunday that no…
David Beckham believes North America would be a special place to host a World Cup, with the U.S., Mexico and Canada preparing a joint bid for 2026.
Hope Solo says she wants the United States-led North American bid to lose FIFA’s vote to host the 2026 World Cup.
“I can’t say it should be awarded to Morocco,” the former U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper told The Associated Press. “But I don’t think it should go to the United States, and that’s hard to say.”
The United bid of the U.S., Canada and Mexico could be selected at host in FIFA’s vote next Wednesday, but now faces criticism from one of U.S. Soccer’s most famous players.
The bid’s…
David Beckham believes North America would be a special place to host a World Cup, with the U.S., Mexico and Canada preparing a joint-bid for 2026.
The German FA (DFB) has yet to decide which of the two bids to host the 2026 World Cup it will back, with a joint North American bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico and one from Morocco competing to stage the tournament.
The FIFA Council must approve both candidates in Moscow on June 10, with a vote by up to 211 member federations following three days later.
Earlier this month, FIFA judged Morocco’s bid to be “high-risk” because of a lack of infrastructure, and there have been allegations…