Cities that have applied to host matches at the 2026 men's World Cup will find out on Thursday whether their bids have been successful. Here's a list of every candidate city across the United States, Canada, and Mexico eagerly awaiting today's decision:
In total, FIFA, world football’s governing body, is reportedly expected to announce 16 host cities, with 10 in the United States and three each in Canada and Mexico.Philadelphia Police Identify Teenage Boy Killed In Apparent Center City Road Rage Shooting
These are the candidate cities across the three countries that are eagerly awaiting Thursday’s decision: Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore/Washington D.C, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver.
It will be the second time the US has hosted the World Cup after the first in 1994, and the third time for Mexico, which also hosted in 1970 and 1984. It will be the first time a men’s World Cup match has been held in Canada, though the country did host the Women’s World Cup in 2015.
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