Wednesday, June 13, 2018

North America to host 2026 FIFA World Cup; Baltimore could host games

The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup, and the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., area could both host games. The North American bid easily defeated its only challenger, Morocco, by a 134-65 vote. Voting took place during the 68th FIFA Congress at the Moscow Expo Center. The U.S. will not be playing in the upcoming 2018 World Cup, so this was a much-needed victory. “Thank you for the incredible privilege,” U.S. Soccer President Carlos Cordeiro told the FIFA members,…



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