Fifa counting the cash as ‘Unified’ bid lands lucrative game of three-and-in

The 2018 World Cup is barely up and running but already we know that the 2026 edition will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, writes Liam Mackey

With Fifa set to reap a projected profit of €9.33bn from the tournament, you could call it the most lucrative game of three-and-in in the history of football.

That kind of eye-watering cash mountain was probably always going to give the ‘Unified’ bid an unassailable edge over the rival Moroccan package, though the latter was also clearly not helped by the fact that nine of the 14 stadiums it had designated for the tournament had yet to be built.