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US, Canada and Mexico win bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

This year’s World Cup takes place in Russia while the next edition takes place in Qatar.

SNS | New Delhi | June 13, 2018 4:55 pm

US, Canada and Mexico win bid to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 2026 World Cup’s hosting rights have been won by a tri-nation delegation of United States of America, Canada and Mexico, the world football body announced at the annual FIFA Congress on Wednesday.

The North Americans were competing with African nation Morocco for the rights to the 2026 showpiece event, but in the end won by a landslide:

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134 votes for @United2026
65 votes for @Morocco2026_EN
1 vote for ‘None of the bids’

2026 @FIFAWorldCup will be hosted by @united2026 🏆⚽ pic.twitter.com/FB2mkmcj29

— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) June 13, 2018

The United States last hosted the World Cup in 1994, a memorable edition of the quadrennial tournament that was won by Brazil.

Canada has never hosted the World Cup before while Mexico were hosts in 1986.

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Asian nation Qatar will host the next World Cup (2022).

With the hosting rights for the next to next World Cup done and dusted, the focus can now shift to the 2018 edition, which is a little over 24 hours from kick off.

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Taking place in Russia for the first time in history, the biggest sporting event on the planet will get underway when the hosts take on Saudi Arabia in the opener on Thursday.