United States, Canada and Mexico awarded 2026 World Cup | Football News

The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup after
beating bid rival Morocco, FIFA has announced.
The North America bid received 134 of the 203 votes, while Morocco polled 65 in the vote of the FIFA Congress in Moscow which saw one member vote for “neither bid.”
The 2026 World Cup will be the first expanded tournament featuring 48 teams, up from the current 32-team competition.

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