US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 Fifa World Cup || US, Mexico and Canada beat Morocco in vote to host 2026 World Cup
The 2026 Fifa world cup will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico after comfortably beating bids rivals Morocco. The 2026 event will have 48 teams, up from 32, playing a total of 80 games. All three hosts will get automatic places in the finals. Morocco lost again with its fifth bid campaign in the past 30 years. The three nations, the U.S, Canada and Mexico will bring the tournament to North America for the first time since 1994. The United States will be hosting the majority of the matches including the final. Voters were persuaded by promises of record crowds, record revenues and, perhaps crucially, a record $11 billion in profit for FIFA, world football's governing body. The bid 'United 2026' from joint North America was selected by the Fifa member nations, winning 134 votes compared to 65 for Morocco. After winning, the members of the winning delegation leaped out of their seats to embrace one another and celebrate the end of a frenzi...