US, Canada and Mexico hosts of 2016 Cup; a close race turned out to be an ample win for United

Thursday, June 14th 2018 - 05:58 UTC

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United States Soccer Federation President Carlos Cordeiro said the United 2026 bid focused its efforts on shoring up votes from North and South America, before targeting Asian football federations. The US, Mexico, and Canada secured hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup in a landslide vote over Morocco at the 2018 FIFA Congress in Moscow. Read full article

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Chicureo
Headline shows 2016 when it should be 2026...
Jun 17th, 2018 - 08:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
Inaccuracy in Mercopress? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!

The hosts qualify automatically, right? Mexico and the US most likely would have anyway, but this means Canada will be in a world cup. I didn't think they had ever played in one, but apparently they did once in 1986.

Football in North America vs South America:

http://i.imgur.com/PwytNPL.png
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