United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid








2026 FIFA World Cup bid
United 2026
Canada–Mexico–United States 2026

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United 2026 bid logo

Tournament details
Host countries
 Canada
 Mexico
 United States
Venue(s)16 (selected from a proposal of 23) (in 16 host cities)

2022


2030

United 2026 was a successful joint bid, led by the United States Soccer Federation, together with the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation, to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


While the soccer federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States had individually announced plans to field a bid for the 2026 World Cup, the concept of a joint bid among the three North American countries was first proposed in 2016. The joint bid was officially unveiled on April 10, 2017, under which the tournament would be held at venues in all three countries. A shortlist of 23 candidate cities were named in the official bid, with 17 in the U.S., 3 in Canada, and 3 in Mexico. Ten U.S. candidate cities will join three Canadian candidate cities, and three Mexican candidate cities, to form the roster of 16 cities that will host the matches of this World Cup. Although a joint bid, the majority of the matches will be held in the United States. Canada and Mexico will host 10 matches each, while the United States will host the other 60, including all matches from the quarterfinals onward.[1][2]


On June 13, 2018, at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, Russia, the United bid was selected by 134 votes to Morocco's 65, while Iran voted for neither.[3] Upon this selection, Canada will become the fifth country to host both the men's and women's World Cup, joining Sweden, the United States, Germany, and France. Mexico will become the first country to host three men's World Cups, and the United States will become the first country to host both the men's and women's World Cup twice each. This will be the first World Cup to be hosted in three countries and the first since 2002, and the second overall, to have multiple host countries.




Contents





  • 1 Background


  • 2 Bid process


  • 3 FIFA football tournament hosting experiences


  • 4 Bid committee


  • 5 Potential venues

    • 5.1 Canada


    • 5.2 Mexico


    • 5.3 United States


    • 5.4 Additional venue information

      • 5.4.1 Canada


      • 5.4.2 Mexico


      • 5.4.3 United States



    • 5.5 Venues excluded since start of bidding process

      • 5.5.1 Venues that voluntarily dropped out during application process


      • 5.5.2 Venues not selected as host cities bid (2nd round)


      • 5.5.3 Venues submitted bid, but not selected as potential venues (1st round)


      • 5.5.4 Venues contacted, but did not submit bid




  • 6 Proposed provisional match schedule


  • 7 General facilities


  • 8 Support

    • 8.1 Football confederations


    • 8.2 FIFA members


    • 8.3 Public opinion


    • 8.4 U.S. House of Representatives


    • 8.5 Other government officials



  • 9 Marketing


  • 10 Opinions


  • 11 Criticism


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links




Background


The three soccer federations of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. announced interest to submit a bid for the 2026 World Cup years before the federations intended to unify their efforts.


In July 2012, Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani confirmed plans for a Canadian bid, saying: "We have verbally told FIFA that when the bid process begins for the next available World Cup, which would be the 2026 World Cup, that the CSA will be one of the countries putting in a formal proposal".[4] At the time the bid was announced, Canada had hosted the men's 1987 Under-16 World Championship and the U-20 World Cups for both men and women; the country has since hosted the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015. In October 2013, Montagliani confirmed Canada's intention to bid for the 2026 tournament[5] and the Canadian Soccer Association reiterated this in January 2014.[6]


In September 2012, Mexican Football Federation President Justino Compeán confirmed plans for a Mexican bid.[7] In October 2013, Liga MX President said that Mexico is interested in joining forces with the U.S. to co-host a bid for the 2026 World Cup.[8] On December 9, 2014, the Mexican Football Federation confirmed that it is bidding for the 2026 World Cup.[9] If the campaign is successful, Mexico will be the first nation to have hosted the World Cup three times.


On May 13, 2016, at the FIFA Congress in Mexico City, USSF board member John Motta told ESPN "whatever happens, we will bid for the 2026 World Cup -- either jointly (with Mexico or Canada) or we will go it alone."[10] The United States hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup and unsuccessfully bid for the 2022 World Cup, which was won by Qatar in 2010. On April 18, 2015, Brazilian legend Pelé stated that the United States should host the 2026 World Cup.[11]


In December 2016 Victor Montagliani, CONCACAF president announced for the first time a possibility of a joint bid between the United States, Canada, and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup.[12]


On April 10, 2017, the three bodies officially announced their intent to submit a joint bid for the 2026 World Cup.[1][13]



Bid process



Bidding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was postponed due to the 2015 FIFA corruption case and the subsequent resignation of Sepp Blatter,[14] then was restarted following the FIFA Council meeting on May 10, 2016, wherein the bidding process would consist of four phases:[15]


  • May 2016 – May 2017: a new strategy and consultation phase

  • June 2017 – Dec 2017: enhanced phases for bid preparation

  • March 2018 – June 2018: bid evaluation

  • June 2018: final decision[16]

With no rival bid having emerged since April 2017 the CONCACAF member federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States sent a joint request to FIFA to hasten the bid process. Canada, Mexico, and the United States wanted FIFA to award the bid outside the traditional bidding process at the June 2018 FIFA Congress in Moscow if the CONCACAF-bid meets FIFA requirements.[17][18]


However the FIFA Council decided on May 8, 2017, that FIFA would have a full bidding procedure. In order to ensure continental rotation of hosting duties, only the member associations of CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and the OFC were invited, as these continental confederations had not hosted the two previous World Cups.[19] A date of August 11, 2017, was set for submission of an intention to bid.[20]



FIFA football tournament hosting experiences


Together, Canada, Mexico, and the United States have successfully hosted 13 FIFA events, which is the most of any trio of geographically connected nations in the world.[21]



  •  Canada
    • 1987 U-16 World Championship

    • 2002 U-19 Women's World Championship

    • 2007 U-20 World Cup

    • 2014 U-20 Women's World Cup

    • 2015 Women's World Cup



  •  Mexico
    • 1970 World Cup

    • 1986 World Cup

    • 1999 Confederations Cup

    • 1983 World Youth Championship

    • 2011 U-17 World Cup



  •  United States
    • 1994 World Cup

    • 1999 Women's World Cup

    • 2003 Women's World Cup



Bid committee


On July 6, 2017, a United Bid Committee was officially formed by the national federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, to kick off the bidding process to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America.[22][23][24][25][26]


Honorary chairman of the board



  • Robert Kraft: National Football League and Major League Soccer executive and owner[27]

United bid committee board of directors



  • Steven Reed – co-chairman, president of the Canadian Soccer Association[28][29]


  • Decio de María – co-chairman, president of the Mexican Football Federation[28][29]


  • Carlos Cordeiro – co-chairman, president of the United States Soccer Federation[28][29]


  • Victor Montagliani – president of CONCACAF


  • Sunil Gulati – FIFA Council member


  • Don Garber – commissioner of Major League Soccer


  • Dan Flynn – secretary general of U.S. Soccer


  • Donna Shalala – trustee professor of Political Science at the University of Miami


  • Guillermo Cantu – general secretary of the Mexican Football Federation


  • Peter Montopoli – general secretary of the Canadian Soccer Association


  • Carlos Bocanegra – technical director of Atlanta United FC


  • Julie Foudy – founder of Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy and television analyst and reporter for ESPN/ABC


  • Ed Foster-Simeon – president and CEO of U.S. Soccer Foundation

United bid committee executive team



  • John Kristick – executive director for the united bid committee


  • Jim Brown – managing director, technical operations


  • Peter Montopoli – Canada bid director


  • Yon De Luisa – Mexico bid director


Potential venues


On August 15, 2017, the United Bid Committee released a list of 49 stadiums in 44 metropolitan markets across the three nations which will be considered for the official bid.[30] The United Bid Committee plans to include 20–25 venues in the official bid, which will be sent to FIFA in March 2018.[30] Stadiums must have a capacity of at least 40,000 for group-round matches and at least 80,000 for the opening match and the final.[30]


On September 7, 2017, the United Bid Committee announced that a total of 41 cities (with 44 venues) had submitted bids marking their official declaration of interest to be included in the final bid:[31] Almost a month later, on October 4, 2017, the list of cities was cut down to 32 with 35 venues.[32] During U.S. Soccer's annual general meeting in Orlando in February 2018, Gulati revealed that the list of cities had been cut down to 26 with 29 venues.[33][better source needed]


On March 14, 2018, Vancouver, Minneapolis and Chicago all announced that they were dropping out as potential host cities. All three cities cited concerns over the financial transparency of being a host city and cited FIFA's unwillingness to negotiate financial details as reasons for their decisions; the bid committee announced the next day they had reduced the number of cities in the bid to 23.[34][35][36][37]


Cities had to submit written proposals to the United Bid Committee by January 19, 2018, before being selected by the committee.[38]


The official bid has proposed the main opening match be held in either the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City or at the Rose Bowl in the Los Angeles area, that all three host countries' teams would host their first matches on the first day of the tournament and that the final match be held at MetLife Stadium in the New York City area. The bid also proposed that the two semi-final matches would be held at AT&T Stadium in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. All of the other cities in the American portion of the bid are under consideration for quarter-final matches. The bid book proposal calls for Mexico and Canada to each host seven group-stage games, two matches in the round of 32, and one in the round of 16.[39]


A dagger denotes stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournaments

A double-dagger denotes an indoor stadium


Canada















Montreal, Quebec[37]

Edmonton, Alberta[37]

Toronto, Ontario[37]

Olympic Stadiumdouble-dagger

Commonwealth Stadium

BMO Field
Capacity: 61,004
(Bid book capacity: 55,822)
(Expandable to 73,000)

Capacity: 56,302
(Bid book capacity: 56,418)
Capacity: 30,000
(Expanding to 45,500 for tournament)

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United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid is located in Canada

Edmonton

Edmonton



Montreal

Montreal



Toronto

Toronto




Canadian proposed venues



Mexico















Mexico City[37]

Monterrey, Nuevo León[37]

Guadalajara, Jalisco[37]

Estadio Aztecadagger

Estadio BBVA Bancomer

Estadio Akron
Capacity: 87,523
Capacity: 53,500
(Bid book capacity: 53,460)
Capacity: 46,232
(Bid book capacity: 48,071)

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United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid is located in Mexico

Mexico City

Mexico City



Monterrey

Monterrey



Guadalajara

Guadalajara




Mexican proposed venues



United States





































































Los Angeles, California[37]

New York City, New York[37]

Washington, D.C.[37]

Dallas, Texas[37]

Rose Bowl
(Pasadena, California)dagger

MetLife Stadium
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)

FedExField
(Landover, Maryland)

AT&T Stadiumdouble-dagger
(Arlington, Texas)
Capacity: 92,000
(Bid book capacity: 88,432)
Capacity: 82,500
(Bid book capacity: 87,157)
Capacity: 82,000
(Bid book capacity: 70,249)
(expandable to 91,704)

Capacity: 80,000
(Bid book capacity: 92,967)
(expandable to 105,000)


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BC Place (19184865604) (2)

Kansas City, Missouri[37]

Denver, Colorado[37]

Houston, Texas[37]

Baltimore, Maryland[37]

Arrowhead Stadium

Sports Authority Field at Mile High

NRG Stadiumdouble-dagger

M&T Bank Stadium
Capacity: 76,416
(Bid book capacity: 76,640)
Capacity: 76,125
(Bid book capacity: 77,595)
Capacity: 71,795
(Bid book capacity: 72,220)
Capacity: 71,006
(Bid book capacity: 70,976)

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Atlanta, Georgia[37]



United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid is located in the US

Atlanta

Atlanta



Baltimore

Baltimore



Boston

Boston



Cincinnati

Cincinnati



Dallas

Dallas



Denver

Denver



Houston

Houston



Kansas City

Kansas City



Los Angeles

Los Angeles



Miami

Miami



Nashville

Nashville



NYC/NJ

NYC/NJ



Orlando

Orlando



Philadelphia

Philadelphia



San Francisco/ San Jose

San Francisco/
San Jose



Seattle

Seattle



Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.




American proposed venues



Mercedes-Benz Stadiumdouble-dagger
Capacity: 71,000
(Bid book capacity: 75,000)
(expandable to 83,000)


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[37]

Nashville, Tennessee[37]

Seattle, Washington[37]

San Francisco/San Jose, California[37]

Lincoln Financial Field

Nissan Stadium

CenturyLink Field

Levi's Stadium
(Santa Clara, California)
Capacity: 69,176
(Bid book capacity: 69,328)
Capacity: 69,143
(Bid book capacity: 69,722)
(expandable to 75,000)

Capacity: 69,000
(expandable to 72,000)
Capacity: 68,500
(Bid book capacity: 70,909)
(expandable to 75,000)


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Boston, Massachusetts[37]

Cincinnati, Ohio[37]

Miami, Florida[37]

Orlando, Florida[37]

Gillette Stadium
(Foxborough, Massachusetts)

Paul Brown Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium
(Miami Gardens, Florida)

Camping World Stadiumdagger
Capacity: 65,878
(Bid book capacity: 70,000)
Capacity: 65,515
(Bid book capacity: 67,402)
Capacity: 64,767
(Bid book capacity: 67,518)
Capacity: 60,219
(Bid book capacity: 65,000)

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Additional venue information



Canada























Mexico























United States





























































































Venues excluded since start of bidding process




United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid is located in the US

Birmingham

Birmingham



Cleveland

Cleveland



Indianapolis

Indianapolis



Jacksonville

Jacksonville



New Orleans

New Orleans



Ottawa

Ottawa



Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh



Regina

Regina



San Antonio

San Antonio



Calgary

Calgary



Green Bay

Green Bay



Montreal (Saputo)

Montreal (Saputo)



San Diego

San Diego



Los Angeles (MC and HP)

Los Angeles (MC and HP)



Toronto (Rogers)

Toronto (Rogers)



Charlotte

Charlotte



Detroit

Detroit



Las Vegas

Las Vegas



Phoenix

Phoenix



Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City



Tampa

Tampa



Vancouver

Vancouver



Chicago

Chicago



Minneapolis

Minneapolis



Dallas (Cotton Bowl)

Dallas (Cotton Bowl)




Rejected and uninterested venues



Venues that voluntarily dropped out during application process















Chicago, Illinois[37]

Minneapolis, Minnesota[37]

Vancouver, British Columbia[37]

Soldier Fielddagger

U.S. Bank Stadiumdouble-dagger

BC Placedouble-dagger
Capacity: 61,500
Capacity: 66,655
(expandable to 73,000)
Capacity: 54,500

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US Bank Stadium interior - Minnesota Vikings orientation.jpg

BC Place 2015 Women's FIFA World Cup.jpg


Venues not selected as host cities bid (2nd round)


The following cities were not selected as host cities bid, according to Sunil Gulati, during the 2018 US Soccer Annual General Meeting.[33]






































Charlotte, North Carolina[37]

Dallas, Texas[37]

Detroit, Michigan[37]

Bank of America Stadium

Cotton Bowldagger

Ford Fielddouble-dagger
Capacity: 75,525
Capacity: 92,100
Capacity: 65,000
(expandable to 70,000)

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Cotton Bowl.JPG

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Las Vegas, Nevada[37]

Los Angeles, California[37]

Las Vegas Stadiumdouble-dagger
(under construction)

Memorial Coliseum

Hollywood Park
Capacity: 72,000
Capacity: 93,607
Capacity: 70,240
(expandable to 100,000)
(under construction)



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Phoenix, Arizona[37]

Salt Lake City, Utah[37]

Tampa, Florida[37]

University of Phoenix Stadiumdouble-dagger

Rice–Eccles Stadium

Raymond James Stadium
Capacity: 63,400
(expandable to 78,600)
Capacity: 48,600
Capacity: 65,890
(expandable to 75,000)

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Venues submitted bid, but not selected as potential venues (1st round)







































Birmingham, Alabama[37]

Cleveland, Ohio[37]

Indianapolis, Indiana[37]

Legion Field

FirstEnergy Stadium

Lucas Oil Stadiumdouble-dagger
Capacity: 71,594
Capacity: 67,895
Capacity: 62,421
(expandable to 70,000)

Legion Field Aerial 2015.PNG

FirstEnergy Stadium soccer.jpg

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Jacksonville, Florida[37]

New Orleans, Louisiana[37]

Ottawa, Ontario[37]

EverBank Field

Mercedes-Benz Superdomedouble-dagger

TD Place Stadium
Capacity: 69,132
(expandable to 82,000)
Capacity: 73,208
(expandable to 76,438)
Capacity: 24,000

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[37]

Regina, Saskatchewan[37]

San Antonio, Texas[37]

Heinz Field

Mosaic Stadium

Alamodomedouble-dagger
Capacity: 69,690
Capacity: 33,350
(expandable to 40,000)
Capacity: 64,000

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Mosaic Stadium Exterior.jpg

UTSA Inaugural Football Game.jpg


Venues contacted, but did not submit bid























Calgary, Alberta[37]

Green Bay, Wisconsin[37]

Montreal, Quebec[37]

San Diego, California[37]

Toronto, Ontario[37]

McMahon Stadium

Lambeau Field

Saputo Stadium

SDCCU Stadium

Rogers Centredouble-dagger
Capacity: 35,400
(expandable to 46,020)
Capacity: 81,441
Capacity: 20,801
Capacity: 70,561
Capacity: 54,000

McMahon Stadium 6.jpg

Lambeau Field - panoramio (1).jpg

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Proposed provisional match schedule


Proposed provisional match schedule[37]

Group A














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

 Canada
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

A2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

A3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 1
Canada vs.A2
BMO Field, Toronto (Canada Stadium 1)
Day 5
A2vs.A3United States Stadium 3
Day 10
A3vs. CanadaCanada Stadium 3

Group B














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

B1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

B2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

B3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 2
B1vs.B2
MetLife Stadium, New York City (US Stadium 1)
Day 6
B2vs.B3United States Stadium 9
Day 10
B3vs.B1United States Stadium 6

Group C














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

C1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

C2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

C3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 2
C1vs.C2United States Stadium 3
Day 6
C2vs.C3
AT&T Stadium, Dallas (United States Stadium 7)
Day 10
C3vs.C1United States Stadium 5

Group D














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

D1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

D2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

D3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 2
D1vs.D2United States Stadium 9
Day 6
D2vs.D3
MetLife Stadium, New York City
Day 10
D3vs.D1
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (United States Stadium 10)

Group E














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

 Mexico
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

E2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

E3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 1
Mexico vs.E2
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (Mexico Stadium 1)
Day 6
E2vs.E3United States Stadium 4
Day 11
E3vs. MexicoMexico Stadium 2

Group F














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

F1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

F2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

F3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 3
F1vs.F2Canada Stadium 2
Day 7
F2vs.F3United States Stadium 6
Day 11
F3vs.F1
MetLife Stadium, New York City

Group G














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

G1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

G2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

G3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 3
G1vs.G2United States Stadium 5
Day 7
G2vs.G3Canada Stadium 3
Day 11
G3vs.G1United States Stadium 8

Group H














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

H1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

H2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

H3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 3
H1vs.H2
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
Day 7
H2vs.H3United States Stadium 5
Day 11
H3vs.H1
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Group I














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

 United States
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

I2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

I3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 1
United States vs.I2
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles (US Stadium 2)
Day 8
I2vs.I3Mexico Stadium 2
Day 12
I3vs. United States
AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Group J














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

J1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

J2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

J3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 4
J1vs.J2
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Day 8
J2vs.J3United States Stadium 8
Day 12
J3vs.J1United States Stadium 3

Group K














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

K1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

K2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

K3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 4
K1vs.K2United States Stadium 6
Day 8
K2vs.K3Canada Stadium 2
Day 12
K3vs.K1United States Stadium 9

Group L














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

L1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

L2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

L3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 4
L1vs.L2
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Day 8
L2vs.L3United States Stadium 3
Day 12
L3vs.L1
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Group M














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

M1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

M2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

M3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 4
M1vs.M2
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Day 9
M2vs.M3Mexico Stadium 3
Day 13
M3vs.M1
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles

Group N














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

N1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

N2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

N3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 5
N1vs.N2Mexico Stadium 3
Day 9
N2vs.N3
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Day 13
N3vs.N1United States Stadium 5

Group O














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

O1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

O2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

O3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 5
O1vs.O2
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Day 9
O2vs.O3United States Stadium 9
Day 13
O3vs.O1United States Stadium 4

Group P














































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

P1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advance to knockout stage
2

P2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3

P3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

First match(es) will be played on 2026. Source: FIFA



















Day 5
P1vs.P2United States Stadium 8
Day 9
P2vs.P3United States Stadium 4
Day 13
P3vs.P1
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Knockout stage






































































































































































































































































































































































 
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
D14 - Match 49 – CAN Stadium 2
 
 
Group A winner
 
D19 – Match 65 - Edmonton
 
Group B runner-up
 
Match 49 winner
 
D14 - Match 50 – USA Stadium 8
 
Match 50 winner
 
Group C winner
 
D25 – Match 73 - Los Angeles
 
Group D runner-up
 
Match 65 winner
 
D15 - Match 55 – USA Stadium 9
 
Match 66 winner
 
Group F Winner
 
D20 – Match 66 - Dallas
 
Group E runner-up
 
Match 55 winner
 
D15 - Match 56 – New York City
 
Match 56 winner
 
Group H Winner
 
D29 – Match 77 - Dallas
 
Group G runner-up
 
Match 73 winner
 
D16 - Match 57 – USA Stadium 4
 
Match 74 winner
 
Group I winner
 
D21 – Match 69 - New York City
 
Group J runner-up
 
Match 57 winner
 
D16 - Match 58 – CAN Stadium 3
 
Match 58 winner
 
Group K winner
 
D25 – Match 74 - USA Stadium 5
 
Group L runner-up
 
Match 69 winner
 
D17 - Match 61 – Atlanta
 
Match 70 winner
 
Group M winner
 
D22 – Match 70 - Atlanta
 
Group N runner-up
 
Match 61 winner
 
D17 - Match 62 – USA Stadium 6
 
Match 62 winner
 
Group O winner
 
D34 – Match 80 - New York City
 
Group P runner-up
 
Match 77 winner
 
D15 - Match 53 – MEX Stadium 3
 
Match 78 winner
 
Group E winner
 
D20 – Match 67 - Mexico City
 
Group F runner-up
 
Match 53 winner
 
D15 - Match 54 – USA Stadium 3
 
Match 54 winner
 
Group G winner
 
D26 – Match 75 - USA Stadium 8
 
Group H runner-up
 
Match 67 winner
 
D14 - Match 51 – MEX Stadium 2
 
Match 68 winner
 
Group B Winner
 
D19 – Match 68 - USA Stadium 9
 
Group A runner-up
 
Match 51 winner
 
D14 - Match 52 – USA Stadium 6
 
Match 52 winner
 
Group D Winner
 
D30 – Match 78 - Atlanta
 
Group C runner-up
 
Match 75 winner
 
D16 - Match 59 – USA Stadium 5
 
Match 76 winnerThird place
 
Group J Winner
 
D21 – Match 71 - Los AngelesD33 – Match 79 - USA Stadium 4
 
Group I runner-up
 
Match 59 winnerMatch 77 loser
 
D16 - Match 60 – Dallas
 
Match 60 winnerMatch 78 loser
 
Group L Winner
 
D26 – Match 76 - USA Stadium 6
 
Group K runner-up
 
Match 71 winner
 
D17 - Match 63 – USA Stadium 8
 
Match 72 winner
 
Group N Winner
 
D22 – Match 72 - USA Stadium 4
 
Group M runner-up
 
Match 63 winner
 
D17 - Match 64 – Los Angeles
 
Match 64 winner
 
Group P Winner
 
 
Group O runner-up
 


General facilities























































































































































































































































































Support



Football confederations



  • Oceania Football Confederation[41]


  • CONCACAF[42]


  • CONMEBOL[43]


FIFA members









Public opinion


On October 24, 2017, a survey of adults in Canada, Mexico, and the United States showed a broad support for Canada–United States–Mexico bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It found that 77% of North American residents are in favor of hosting the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup, and 81% of respondents across the three countries agree that hosting the tournament would be good for their specific country. Also, nearly six in 10 (57 percent) of those surveyed say they would be interested in attending FIFA World Cup matches if the games were played near where they live or work.[57]



U.S. House of Representatives


On April 20, 2018, Representatives Darin LaHood and fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus Kathy Castor (FL-14), Don Bacon (NE-02), Ruben Kihuen (NV-04) introduced a resolution to recognize and support the efforts of the United Bid Committee to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.[58] The U.S. House of Representatives adopted this resolution on April 25, 2018.[59]



Other government officials


Toronto city councillors Mark Grimes and Cesar Palacio support the bid, as well as Mayor John Tory.[60] Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante supports it.[61]


U.S. President Donald Trump,[62]Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,[63] and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto[64] also all support the bid for 2026 FIFA World Cup.


On March 13, 2018, Canadian Minister of Sport Kirsty Duncan announced in Ottawa the Canadian federal government officially threw its support behind the North American bid for the 2026 World Cup, with the promise of up to $5 million in immediate help should the unified bid win.[65]



Marketing


The bid is branded "United 2026", the logo of the bid is a ball with the number 26 representing the year "2026" with the colors of the flags of Canada, Mexico, and the United States and the slogans are: "United As One" (Spanish: "Unidos Como Uno", French: "Unis Comme Un"). and "Football For All" (Spanish: "Fútbol Para Todos", French: "Football Pour Tous").[66]



Opinions


On December 28, 2017, during a sports business conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, FIFA president Gianni Infantino considered Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup bid to be a positive message.[67]



Criticism


U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigration decrees had been touted as a potential risk, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino saying:


It is obvious when it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup.[68]


However, assurances were later given by the government that there would be no such discrimination.[69][70]


On April 28, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted a post threatening the countries that would not support the bid with political repercussions. A range of commentators have stated that this would hinder the bid's chances of winning.[71]



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