{ "title": "United Bid Selected to Host the 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122", "modified_at": "2026-05-04 18:32:24", "published_at": "2018-06-13 16:37:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/united-bid-selected-to-host-the-2026-fifa-world-cup", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/N6Ed", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "The vote marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup\u2122.", "slug": "united-bid-selected-to-host-the-2026-fifa-world-cup", "body": "

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ earlier today by the 68thFIFA Congress in Moscow. For the first time in history, FIFA’s Member
\u200bAssociations were given the opportunity to vote on the host for the FIFA
\u200bWorld Cup™.
\u200b
\u200bToday’s vote, which occurred a day
\u200bbefore the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ in Russia, also marks the
\u200bfirst time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup™
\u200band the first time the FIFA World Cup™ will be played in North America
\u200bin 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations
\u200bunity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest
\u200bFIFA World Cup™ in history, which will be expanded to a 48-team format.
\u200b
\u200b“Hosting
\u200ba FIFA World Cup™ is an extraordinary honor and privilege,” said Steven
\u200bReed, President of Canada Soccer and Co-Chair of the United Bid.
\u200b“Canada, Mexico, and the United States are ready to welcome the world to
\u200bNorth America and serve as stewards of the largest FIFA World Cup™ in
\u200bhistory. Our vision is of a world of opportunity for our Candidate Host
\u200bCities and for the global football community.”
\u200b
\u200b“We are grateful
\u200bfor the chance to bring to life FIFA’s new vision for the future of
\u200bfootball,” said Decio de Maria, President of Mexico Football Federation
\u200band Co-Chair of the United Bid. “Together—in partnership with our
\u200bCandidate Host Cities, the Member Associations, and FIFA—we will use
\u200bthis platform to unite the world around football and help create a new
\u200band sustainable blueprint for the future of FIFA World Cups.”
\u200b
\u200b“Hosting
\u200bthe 2026 FIFA World Cup™ is a rare and important moment to demonstrate
\u200bthat we are all truly united through sport,” said Carlos Cordeiro,
\u200bPresident of U.S. Soccer and Co-Chair of the United Bid. ‘We are humbled
\u200bby the trust our colleagues in the FIFA family have put in our bid;
\u200bstrengthened by the unity between our three countries and the CONCACAF
\u200bregion; and excited by the opportunity we have to put football on a new
\u200band sustainable path for generations to come.”
\u200b
\u200bWith the FIFA
\u200bCongress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, to the football
\u200bfederations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations
\u200bwill jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ until FIFA
\u200bestablishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other
\u200bdecisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the
\u200b2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid.
\u200b
\u200bEach
\u200bof the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied, and
\u200boperational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 FIFA World Cup™.
\u200bIn addition, the United Bid has 150 existing world-class training
\u200bfacilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The
\u200bBid is further expected to generate $5 billion in economic impact for
\u200bthe 16 Host Cities that will be selected.
\u200b
\u200bThe United Bid is
\u200bexpected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in
\u200bprofits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member
\u200bAssociations, helping further develop and expand the game of football
\u200bacross the globe.
\u200b
\u200b2026 FIFA World Cup Facts and Figures:

\n\n \n \n \n

Number of Teams:

48

\n \n

Number of Matches:

80

\n \n

Number of Players:

+1,100

\n \n

 

 

\n \n

Candidate Host Cites:

23

\n \n

Proposed Training Sites:

150

\n \n

 

 

\n \n

Projected Revenue:

$14 billion

\n \n

Projected Profit:

$11 billion

\n \n

Projected Economic Impact:

$5 billion

\n \n

Projected Ticket Sales:

5.8 million

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\u200b
\u200bAbout the United Bid Committee
\u200bThe
\u200bUnited Bid Committee was created by the football federations of Canada,
\u200bMexico and the United States to manage the bidding process for the 2026
\u200bFIFA World Cup™.

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\n Paulo Senra\n Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer\n \n
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