North America wins joint bid to host 2026 World Cup


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134 votes for United 2026
65 votes for Morocco 2026
1 vote for ‘None of the bids
 
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Shame we're not in this year but the games are fun to watch either way.

I have tried to watch soccer, but for the life of me I just can't get into it. I have watched soccer on TV, I have actually been to soccer games and they still makes no sense to me. But I am gonna keep trying. I am not gonna give up just yet.
 
Bureau of the Council recommends slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™
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The Bureau of the FIFA Council – comprised of the FIFA President and the presidents of each of the six confederations – convened this Thursday at the Home of FIFA in Zurich and agreed on a proposed slot allocation for the FIFA World Cup™ as of the 2026 edition.
The recommendation will now be submitted for the ratification of the FIFA Council, whose next meeting is scheduled for 9 May in Manama, Bahrain, two days prior to the 67th FIFA Congress.
After 10 January, when the FIFA Council unanimously decided on expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition, FIFA, the confederations and the member associations engaged in a consultation process, which resulted in the proposal recommended by the Bureau of the Council. According to this proposal, the split of direct berths is as follows:
Slot allocation*
AFC: 8 direct slots
CAF: 9 direct slots
CONCACAF: 6 direct slots
CONMEBOL: 6 direct slots
OFC: 1 direct slot
UEFA: 16 direct slots
* The host country would also automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup, and its slot would be taken from the quota of its confederation. In the event of co-hosting, the number of host countries to qualify automatically would be decided by the FIFA Council.
Play-off tournament for two remaining slots
The above allocation accounts for 46 of the 48 participating teams. The proposal reviewed by the Bureau of the Council includes a play-off tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths:
One team per confederation with the exception of UEFA + one additional team from the confederation of the host country;
Two teams to be seeded based on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The seeded teams will play for a FIFA World Cup berth against the winners of the first two knockout games involving the four unseeded teams;
Tournament to be played in the host country(ies) and to be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup;
Existing play-off window of November 2025 suggested as tentative date for the 2026 edition.
 
It is up to the Council to decide but it is possible that all three hosts may receive AQ spots and will not have to qualify.
CONCACAF by then will have 6 spots.
They will automatically get one spot in the play-in tournament too.
Because they are the host confederation in 2026; they get another spot in the playoffs.
That is a total of 8
 
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I have tried to watch soccer, but for the life of me I just can't get into it. I have watched soccer on TV, I have actually been to soccer games and they still makes no sense to me. But I am gonna keep trying. I am not gonna give up just yet.

Yeah I only watched a long time ago if it was one of the major events, obviously World Cup. Otherwise I didn't watch. But i have two kids that played/currently play. Oldest son played........and now my daughter plays club locally and travels around the country playing tournaments with her club team and I've learned the game...........and grown to love it now that I know what I'm looking at. It's exciting when your kid is playing and then once you learn it......you'll love it. The skill that you have to possess is unreal to play at a high level. Now going to an FC Dallas game in is actually exciting.
 
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