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U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup
Steven Goff | Washington Post
MOSCOW — The United States, Canada and Mexico were awarded on Wednesday the right to host the 2026 World Cup, returning the world’s most popular sports competition to North America for the first time since 1994.
Over the past year, while disputes between the three countries threatened to derail their effort, U.S. soccer officials formed an alliance with their Mexican and Canadian counterparts that belied the tensions created by President Trump’s hard-line stance on issues such as trade and immigration.
The North American bid defeated Morocco in an unexpected landslide vote by members of FIFA, the sport’s governing body, 134-65. The three countries will begin making plans for an expanded 48-team tournament at 16 venues, the majority of them in the United States. It will be the first time the World Cup is shared by three countries.
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