USA, Canada, Mexico to Co-Host 2026 World Cup

[cjseliga]

Originally Posted by munna21977

I dont think that giving other cities a chance can be the reason. San Francisco, Los Angeles, New york, Boston, Washington DC, Dallas, Orlando were hosts in 1994 and will be hosting 2026 too.

Some of those cities might be hosting in 2026, remember the "Group of 17" will be further reduced to a "Final 10". I think NYC, LA and Boston will definitely make the "Final 10".

[Clevelander17]

Originally Posted by BrianH

The US shouldve gone for this on their own and won, across 3 countries is stupid. I wish Morocco wouldve won.

I don't believe the United States would have won on its own. But remember, the talk of this being a "united" bid is a stretch--the U.S. will be hosting 75% of the matches including all of the most important knockout round matches.

[TAM88]

I am going to guess that Mexico will have 3 venues, Canada will have 3 venues and the US will have 12 venues.

Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Monterrey

Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver

United States
Boston
New York
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dallas
Atlanta
Miami/Orlando
Houston
Philadelphia
Seattle
Denver

[cjseliga]

Originally Posted by TAM88

I am going to guess that Mexico will have 3 venues, Canada will have 3 venues and the US will have 12 venues.

They already came out and said 3 host cities each in both Mexico and Canada and only 10 host cities in the US (16 Total):

Here are the potential host cities and venues for the 2026 World Cup:

World Cup 2026: What are the host cities in USA, Mexico and Canada going to be?

United States (10 to be selected)

Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium): Capacity: 71,000
Baltimore (M&T Bank Stadium): Capacity: 71,006
Boston (Gillette Stadium): Capacity: 65,878 (Expandable to 70,000)
Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium): Capacity: 65,515 (Expandable to 67,402)
Dallas (AT&T Stadium): Capacity: 80,000
Denver (Sports Authority Field at Mile High): Capacity: 76,125 (Expandable to 77,595)
Houston (NRG Stadium): Capacity: 71,795 (Expandable to 72,220)
Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium): Capacity: 76,416
Los Angeles (Rose Bowl): Capacity: 92,000
Miami (Hard Rock Stadium): Capacity: 64,767 (Expandable to 67,518)
Nashville (Nissan Stadium): Capacity: 69,143 (Expandable to 75,000)
New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium): Capacity: 82,500 (Expandable to 87,157)
Orlando (Camping World Stadium): Capacity: 60,219 (Expandable to 65,000)
Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field): Capacity: 69,176 (Expandable to 69,328)
San Francisco (Levi's Stadium): Capacity: 68,500 (Expandable to 75,000)
Seattle (CenturyLink Field): Capacity: 69,000 (Expandable to 72,000)
Washington, D.C. (FedExField): Capacity: 82,000

Mexico (3 venues)

Guadalajara (Estadio Akron): Capacity: 46,232 (Expandable to 48,071)
Mexico City (Estadio Azteca): Capacity: 87,523
Monterrey (Estadio BBVA Bancomer): Capacity: 53,500

Canada (3 venues)

Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium): Capacity: 56,302
Montreal (Olympic Stadium): Capacity: 61,004 (Expandable to 73,000)
Toronto (BMO Field): Capacity: 30,000 (Expandable to 45,500)

[BrianH]

Originally Posted by munna21977

USA was on its own bid in 2022 and lost. Mexico brought votes from Latin American countries and canada bid is important for sprucing up the MLS brand and infrastructure. 65 countries voted for Morocco, that number could have been higher.


I am surprised why Chicago is not one of the Host cities.

They lost the bid purely because of bribes, nothing else. 2018 and 2022 are corrupt as the day is long. I doubt FIFA wouldve given it to Morocco, Mexico or Canada if they had individual bids.