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[FONT=&quot]The U.S., together with Mexico and Canada, just got the World Cup. Congratulations - a great deal of hard work!
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[h=1]North America United: Joint US, Canadian and Mexican bid wins race to host 2026 World Cup[/h]

• The FIFA Congress in Moscow announced that the US, Mexico, and Canada received 134 votes while second-place Morocco received 65 on Wednesday
• The main intervention by President Donald Trump was a warning in a White House news conference that he would be 'watching very closely'
• The seemingly veiled threat did not sway North Korea's representative, who voted in favor of Morocco's doomed bid. Russia voted for North America
• The joint bid with Mexico and Canada came at a time when Trump is trying to renegotiate NAFTA - something both neighboring countries oppose
• The vote by the football federations was public, unlike the secret balloting by FIFA's elected board members for 2018 and 2022 hosts, Russia and Qatar
• A promise of $14 billion in revenue swayed voters, along with the lack of major construction work required on the 16 stadiums, all of which already exist

 

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North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. The U.S. proposed staging 60 out of the 80 games in 2026, when 16 teams will be added to the finals, leaving Canada and Mexico with ten matches each.
'The U.S., together with Mexico and Canada, just got the World Cup,' President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter. 'Congratulations - a great deal of hard work!'
The announcement comes at a time when Trump has been trying to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with both Canada and Mexico. White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow, who recently suffered a minor heart attack, has said Trump seeks to replace NAFTA with two separate bilateral deals - something Canada and Mexico say they oppose.
The main intervention by Trump on behalf of the North American bid was a warning in a White House news conference, discussing the FIFA vote, that he would be 'watching very closely.' It was a veiled threat to withhold U.S. support from countries opposing the bid.
North Korea's representative voted in favor of Morocco's bid despite the recent meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un. Russia, which will host the 2018 World Cup opener on Thursday, did vote for the North American bid.

 

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The United 2026 bid (Canada-Mexico-US) officials Carlos Cordeiro (2nd L), president of the United States Football Association, president of the Mexican Football Association Decio de Maria Serrano (2nd R) and Steve Reed (L), president of the Canadian Soccer Association, react following the announcement that the United bid will host the 2026 World Cup during the 68th FIFA Congress at the Expocentre in Moscow on Wednesday

 

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The vote by football federations was public, in contrast to secrecy surrounding the ballot by FIFA's elected board members for the 2018 and 2022 hosts, Russia and Qatar, in 2010.
The soccer showpiece will return to the U.S. for the first time since 1994 after gaining 134 votes, while Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow on Wednesday.


An optimistic promise of delivering $14 billion in revenue helped sway voters, along with the lack of major construction work required on the 16 planned stadiums, all of which already exist.

The main intervention by President Donald Trump was a warning in a White House news conference, discussing the FIFA vote, that he would be 'watching very closely.' It was a veiled threat to withhold U.S. support from countries opposing the bid. North Korea's representative voted in favor of Morocco's bid despite the recent meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore

By contrast, Morocco appeared too hazardous as a potential host when all 14 venues had to be built or renovated as part of a $16 billion investment in new infrastructure. The vote leaves Morocco reeling from a fifth failure in a World Cup hosting vote, with the continent's sole tournament coming in 2010 in South Africa.
While Morocco's combined tickets and hospitality revenue would be $1.07 billion, according to FIFA analysis, North America would generate $2 billion additional income.
Canada will host men's World Cup matches for the first time, while Mexico gets its first taste of the event since staging the entire event in 1986.
The 87,000-capacity MetLife Stadium outside New York is proposed for the final. It's just miles from where federal prosecutors spearheaded an ongoing investigation into FIFA corruption. More than 40 soccer officials and businesses indicted, convicted or pleaded guilty.
The bribery scandal put the governing body on the brink, FIFA President Gianni Infantino told the congress ahead of Wednesday's vote.

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New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, which is the home of the NFL's New York Jets and Giants, will host the 2026 World Cup Finals. The stadium has artificial turf, but real grass can be installed

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MetLife Stadium has hosted soccer games in the past, such as this Copa America Final between Argentina and Chile in 2016. In 2026 the stadium will host the World Cup Final

'FIFA was clinically dead as an organization,' Infantino said, reflecting on his election in 2016. 'Two years later, FIFA is alive and well, full of joy and passion and with a vision for its future.'

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for cameras at the FIFA congress on the eve of the opener of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow. Russia's representative did vote in favor of the North American bid

The North American victory suggests football officials are ready to gather for a World Cup in a country whose government has demonstrated its willingness to jail corrupt sports leaders through undercover investigations.
The North America bid also had to overcome concerns about the impact of policies from the Trump administration, including attempts to implement a ban on travel by residents of six majority-Muslim countries.
FIFA now has the final say on which cities are selected to host games and whether all three countries are guaranteed a place at the tournament. Victor Montagliani, the Canadian who leads CONCACAF, wants them to take three of the six qualification slots reserved for the region.
There is also a chance to send a seventh team via an inter-continental playoff. North America will host the six-team playoff tournament in November 2025 to decide the last two places in the 48-team lineup.

 

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The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. Why should we be supporting these countries when they don’t support us (including at the United Nations)?

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