2026 World Cup to ‘revolutionise’ North America

Staging the 2026 World Cup in North America will be “transformative” for football in the region and worldwide, leaders of the joint bid said after their crushing win over Morocco.

Canada, Mexico, and the US defied predictions of a close race at the 68th Fifa Congress by claiming two-thirds of the votes, 134-65.

US Soccer Federation boss Carlos Cordeiro, one of the United bid’s three co-chairs, was almost in tears when the result was revealed in Moscow’s Expocentre, saying it was “a hugely emotional moment” for the team.