US, Canada, Mexico will host World Cup 2026!

[Sam van Dam]

Guys honestly, this is the last quality World Cup we will experience in our lifetimes. in 2022 its in freaking qatar of all places and will take place in december, which ruins everything.

2016 it will have 48 freaking teams, which will ruin the competition.

thats why this world cup will be one to remember and we must enjoy every second of it

[Bessos]

Iran will prob have their camp in Mexico in this world cup. Also Canada must be the weakest team in history to be a top seed as a result of auto-qualification

Remind me who is hosting the 2022 World Cup again?

[Dortmund]

Iran will prob have their camp in Mexico in this world cup. Also Canada must be the weakest team in history to be a top seed as a result of auto-qualification

[cfc83]

You serious???? You want want crappy 3rd world country Arab Morocco to host over economical power houses like US/Canada and Mexico? This is cool cause all these nations have diverse cultures. Morroco can bid 50 more times and I don't see them winning it. You need billions invested in security, and Infrastructure to host WC.

Last thing we need is ISIS attack at WC event. No offense there.. Just speaking facts. Are you really comparing your country's Infrastructure and budget to US and Canada? If so do you really think you guys deserve it and have more budget to spend???

Lol, spoken like a true american. Funny that 99% of the rest of your countrymen would say the same exact thing about Iran.....

On a more serious note, holding the WC in such a large territory is just RETARDED! All the people who saw the 3 matches in Brazil know how cumbersome and tiring the logistics was and those of you going to Russia, you already know it's a logistical nightmare.

This one is going to cover territory 5 to 7 times that covered in Brazil and Russia!!! you're gonna watch a game in Montreal and then take a 5.5 hour flight to Mexico City or LA to watch the next match?!

You could have had all of Europe, ME, South East Asia or North West Africa host the WC and it would have been less travel time and much more inclusive and like a "World" Cup. Absolutely retarded!

Not even to mention that the US has the highest plane ticket prices and probably highest hotel prices in the world. And on top of that the games will be over twice as expensive as the Morocco bid. No good public transportation, and on top of that no drinking alcohol in the streets. Morocco wasn't the best place to hold it but I'd take them over a NA World Cup anyday.

[OzzyOscy]

The increase to 48 was just a way for the current FIFA guy to win the election.

The problem isn't that there isn't enough teams, it's that it's lopsided continentally. Some UEFA spots should be going to all the other continents except South America.

32 teams is fine, for a perfect tournament the spots need to be evened out. In an ideal world I'd have:

4.5 to South America
5.5 to Asia
1.5 to Oceania
6.5 to Africa
4.5 to North America
9.5 to Europe

1 more team (the '.5') from each continent separated into two groups of 3, seeding the South Americans and Europeans, for 3 more spots.

This could perhaps act as a World Cup pre-show like the cancelled Confederations Cup. That way you could have a 'final' between the runner-ups in both groups to decide the final spot and it would mean something.

[Payam_Ali]

Sure, that's why Fifa's task force who went to Morocco to examine the infrastructures and the seriousness of the bid validated it and let it go to the vote. But you probably know more than them lol

They went to Morocco lmao. That’s your response? Well what did they find when they “went” there? Fifa’s Task force said: "the amount of new infrastructure required for the Morocco 2026 bid to become reality cannot be overstated." Morocco’s accommodations and transport was determined to be “high risk.” https://www.sportskeeda.com/football...tructure-fears

[Under Lahaf]

You're obviously new here. Mods aren't that pushy here.

send me links and i will look at them, we cant tolerate offensive comments.

[Babak agha]

dont have any stadium , sorry man your information in wrong, look at our stadium tou will see that there are better than iran, with all my resect

It's one thing to say that the United bid has better infrastructure and more financial power but to claim that Morocco is less safe than the US and that it's a 3rd world country makes you look like a fool because this is simply inaccurate.

Okay I get that you guys feel you need to defend Morocco and don't like about what being said, but try to understand that no one is making fun or trying to insult. At least they took your bid seriously, imagine if Iran had attempted a try

Morocco has better stadiums than Iran. Fine. Still, none of these stadiums are up to the standards of the requirements that there are for a Stadium to be eligible for a WC game. It's not about being bad or good or better than Iran. And let's forget the fact that none of your stadiums come nearly close to was Azadi stadium is (just kidding).

And to think that Morocco is not a third world country and that it's intelligence and safety forces are anywhere near that of US, Canada or Mexico is just "looking like a fool" as you put it.

What you don't realize is that Morocco can be the safest place on earth, as soon as WC starts it becomes a target for any terrorist group and anti establishment party. And no Morocco doesn't have the capabilities to deal with that level of raised threat (on its own), especially because you already have sleeper cells in and around your country...........

[iraniiii]

I also think bumping the tournament to 48 teams is fantastic!! Let's face it, we have teams such as Italy, Holland, US, Ghana and Chile that did not make the WC! This would make it much more interesting and give fans different flavors of other nations! Imagine out of Asia teams like Iran, S.Korea, Japan, Australia, Saudi, UAE, China, Jordan.

[beri486]

It's gonna be interesting the first time around.

The 3 team groups are tricky since the team that gets a bye
in the first round has a huge advantage.

If you win the first match you just go for a draw in the 2nd one.

If you lose the first match you gotta go for a win in the 2nd one.

Many coin flipping potentials to determine the top 2 teams in groups since
all games may end up in draws for many groups.

For Iran, a danger that Israel might actually qualify and end up in their group!

After the first 2 matches all surviving 32 teams play in a single elimination format.
This gives smaller teams a huge chance to knock off big teams by playing defense
and hoping to win in a penalty shoot out.

Overall , it's worth a try.

[Bessos]

On a more serious note, holding the WC in such a large territory is just RETARDED! All the people who saw the 3 matches in Brazil know how cumbersome and tiring the logistics was and those of you going to Russia, you already know it's a logistical nightmare.

This one is going to cover territory 5 to 7 times that covered in Brazil and Russia!!! you're gonna watch a game in Montreal and then take a 5.5 hour flight to Mexico City or LA to watch the next match?!

You could have had all of Europe, ME, South East Asia or North West Africa host the WC and it would have been less travel time and much more inclusive and like a "World" Cup. Absolutely retarded!

Agreed!!! Also people who are travelling from the US are gonna need climbing ropes to reach the matches in Mexico!!!

[Nokhodi]

On a more serious note, holding the WC in such a large territory is just RETARDED! All the people who saw the 3 matches in Brazil know how cumbersome and tiring the logistics was and those of you going to Russia, you already know it's a logistical nightmare.

This one is going to cover territory 5 to 7 times that covered in Brazil and Russia!!! you're gonna watch a game in Montreal and then take a 5.5 hour flight to Mexico City or LA to watch the next match?!

You could have had all of Europe, ME, South East Asia or North West Africa host the WC and it would have been less travel time and much more inclusive and like a "World" Cup. Absolutely retarded!

Just thinking of the travel costs and time required to actually follow a team (only guaranteed 2 games... its absurd). You might as well take a nice Caribbean vacation at a 5 star resort.
I can already see Canadian and American hotels, car companies, airlines milking it for all its worth.

[Moroccan Expert]

Relax. Morocco is in no position to host a 48 team tournament. Not even close to enough infastructure. The fact that it is safer than Mexico doesn’t change that fact. Mexico is only hosting 10 group stage matches anyways.

Sure, that's why Fifa's task force who went to Morocco to examine the infrastructures and the seriousness of the bid validated it and let it go to the vote. But you probably know more than them lol

[Bi-honar]

On a more serious note, holding the WC in such a large territory is just RETARDED! All the people who saw the 3 matches in Brazil know how cumbersome and tiring the logistics was and those of you going to Russia, you already know it's a logistical nightmare.

This one is going to cover territory 5 to 7 times that covered in Brazil and Russia!!! you're gonna watch a game in Montreal and then take a 5.5 hour flight to Mexico City or LA to watch the next match?!

You could have had all of Europe, ME, South East Asia or North West Africa host the WC and it would have been less travel time and much more inclusive and like a "World" Cup. Absolutely retarded!

[Payam_Ali]

lol at a world cup in the US and Mexico being safer than in Morocco.

Expect at least one mass shooting in the US and several kidnappings in Mexico

Relax. Morocco is in no position to host a 48 team tournament. Not even close to enough infastructure. The fact that it is safer than Mexico doesn’t change that fact. Mexico is only hosting 10 group stage matches anyways.