FIFA ANNOUNCES 16 CITIES TO HOST THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP ACROSS THE USA, MEXICO, AND CANADA
11 CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, THREE IN MEXICO AND TWO IN CANADA WILL
HOST FIFA WORLD CUP MATCHES IN 2026
FIFA announced 16 host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup today at a live event in New York City, selecting 11 cities in the United States, three cities in Mexico, and two cities in Canada. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will mark the first time that three countries have hosted the competition.
The selected cities in alphabetical order
are:
UNITED
STATES: Atlanta,
Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey,
Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle.
MEXICO: Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey
CANADA: Toronto, Vancouver
The 16 cities
across the United States, Canada, and Mexico will host a total of 48 teams and
80 matches under the new expanded format, marking the largest FIFA World Cup in
history.
“It's a historic day for U.S. Soccer and the
entire American soccer community, from every corner of our grassroots all the
way to the pros and our National Teams,” said U.S. Soccer President Cindy
Parlow Cone. “Together with our good friends in Canada and Mexico, we couldn't
be more excited to work with FIFA to host what we think will be the greatest
World Cup in history. I want to congratulate all the bid cities that will host
games. I know you will all do a fantastic job of sharing your world-class
stadiums, unique communities and culture, and amazing fans when the world comes
to North America in four years."
Each of the three host countries had a
player representative at the announcement, which was broadcast on FOX Sports 1
and Telemundo, the English and Spanish rights holders, respectively, for the
tournament when it is broadcast in the United States. U.S. Men’s National Team
midfielder Christian Pulisic represented the United States, while Mexico was
represented by midfielder Hirving Lozano and Canada by midfielder Jonathan
Osorio.
The historic tournament will be the first to
feature 48 nations, up from 32 that competed in the last seven tournaments
dating back to 1998 when the number of participants was increased from 24.
Piala
Dunia diadakan setiap empat tahun sekali, dengan putaran final yang berlangsung
selama sebulan. Turnamen ini dimulai pada tahun 1930, dan telah diadakan di 22
negara. Negara yang paling sukses dalam Piala Dunia adalah Brasil, yang telah
memenangkan lima gelar.
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