FIFA's executive committee selects the host country for each FIFA World Cup. The 2018 and 2022 World Cup host countries, Russia and Qatar respectively, were selected by the FIFA executive committee on December 2, 2010. On June 13, 2018, the 2026 host was selected through a new process, the open votes of all FIFA member countries.
Which stadium has hosted two FIFA World Cup finals?
Mexico City 's Estadio Azteca and Rio de Janeiro 's Maracanã are the only venues ever to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals. Only the 2002 FIFA World Cup had more than one host, being split between Japan and South Korea.
How will the FIFA World Cup hosts be selected?
The FIFA Council is expected to decide which hosts, if any, will receive automatic qualifications to the tournament. The United Bid personnel anticipated that all three host countries would be awarded automatic places.
How can I watch the FIFA World Cup venue reveal live?
For Spanish-language audiences, the venue reveal was broadcast live on Universo. In Canada, the selection was televised by TSN1/5. Additionally, around the world, the announcement was available on FIFA+, which is FIFA's official streaming platform.
Which countries have expressed interest in hosting the FIFA World Cup?
Colombia had expressed interest in hosting the 2014 World Cup, but withdrew undertaking the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Brazil also expressed interest in hosting the World Cup. CONMEBOL, the South American Football Federation, indicated their preference for Brazil as a host.
Why is the World Cup in multiple cities?
Given the record-breaking size and scope of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA wanted the venues it chose to be in relative proximity to one another to ease travel for fans and teams, multiple sources told FOX Sports. With 80 games in all, that strategy makes sense.
What is a host city for World Cup?
The cities officially selected to host World Cup matches in the U.S. are: New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium); Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium); Dallas (AT&T Stadium); San Francisco Bay Area (Levi's Stadium); Miami (Hard Rock Stadium); Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium); Seattle (Lumen Field); Houston (NRG Stadium); ...
What cities will the 2026 World Cup be held?
Iconic NYC landmarks lit up with messages of celebration. The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced that New York and New Jersey have been selected as hosts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following the cities' joint bid for the job.
Where will the World Cup final be in 2026?
The 2026 World Cup will be the third time Mexico has hosted the event, making it the first country to do so. It was previously the host of the 1970 and 1986 World Cups. The United States will be hosting it for a second time (1994 and 2026).
Will 2026 World Cup have 48 teams?
FIFA confirmed on January 10, 2017 that the 2026 World Cup would expand participation to 48 teams. This is a 16-team increase from the previous format that has seen 32 teams reach the final tournament every four years since 1998.
Has the US ever hosted a World Cup?
Mexico City's Estadio Azteca and Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã are the only venues ever to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals. Only the 2002 FIFA World Cup had more than one host, being split between Japan and South Korea, and in 2026 there will be three hosts: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Where will FIFA 2030 be held?
Spain - Portugal On 8 June 2019, Spain and Portugal expressed an interest about co-hosting the World Cup. On 8 October 2020, Spain and Portugal confirmed that the two countries would be putting forward a joint bid to host the World Cup.
What does FIFA stand for?
International Federation of Association FootballFIFA / Full nameFIFA — Soccer's World Governing Body Founded in 1904 to provide unity among national soccer associations, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) boasts 209 members, rivaling that of the United Nations, and is arguably the most prestigious sports organization in the world.
Who will host the 2030 FIFA World Cup?
South America Three of the four have hosted a World Cup before, but the "Southern Cone" bid has a compelling story to tell: bringing the World Cup back to Uruguay on the 100th anniversary of the first tournament which was held there in 1930.
How would a 48 team World Cup work?
On January 10, 2017, the FIFA Council chose the fourth option and voted unanimously to expand to a 48-team tournament. The tournament will open with a group stage consisting of 16 groups of three teams, with the top two teams progressing from each group to a knockout tournament starting with a round of 32 teams.
What city is the World Cup 2022?
Final rosters at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be expanded to as many as 26 players, FIFA announced Thursday, confirming a shift many had anticipated.
Did Kansas City get the World Cup?
Denver sports fans were angry, baffled that Kansas City got World Cup over their city. As exciting as Thursday was for sports fans in Kansas City, it was deflating for the six cities that were not chosen to host World Cup games in 2026.
Atlanta
Atlanta is an obvious choice to host games because of its size as one of the larger metro areas in the country and its location relative to the other potential venues. The stadium is relatively new and is a proposed semi-final host according to the bid book.
Baltimore
Baltimore could be selected depending on how many east coast venues FIFA wants to select. One advantage that it has compared to its main east coast competitors is that it lies in between two other locations attempting to be chosen.
Boston
Robert Kraft, who owns and operates the venue as well as the Patriots and Revolution, is one of the highest ranking officials of the United Bid committee. This, along with FIFA likely wanting a venue in the New England region, makes Boston likely to be selected.
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is a longshot to be selected for multiple reasons, one being the age of the stadium and FIFA not wanting too many stadiums located in the Eastern Time Zone. Another is the fact that Cincinnati is not as large of a media market as its competitors.
Dallas
Dallas/Arlington is a proposed semi-final venue and an obvious choice. The Dallas-Fort Worth media market is one of the largest in the country and the venue has a reputation of hosting major events like the Super Bowl, among others.
Denver
Denver is likely to be selected due to its geographical location. FIFA would likely choose Denver to add a mountain time zone venue to the mix and ensure that the venues are not mostly located on the east and west coast.
Houston
Houston is a wildcard in this whole process. Its proximity to Dallas makes it unlikely that FIFA would select it due to not wanting to have two venues in the state of Texas. It is one of the most populated cities in the country, though, which could work in Houston’s favor.
How many cities are in the FIFA bid process?
During the bidding process, 41 cities with 43 existing, fully functional venues and 2 venues under construction submitted to be part of the bid (3 venues in 3 cities in Mexico, 9 venues in 7 cities in Canada and 38 venues in 34 cities in the United States). A first round elimination cut 9 venues and 9 cities, then a second round elimination cut an additional 9 venues in 6 cities while 3 venues in 3 cities dropped out due to FIFA's unwillingness to discuss financial details, reducing the total number to 23 venues, each in their own city or metropolitan area. The Canadian candidate stadiums have different sporting uses (Edmonton's is the home of a Canadian Football League (CFL) team, Toronto's is a dual-use Major League Soccer (MLS) and CFL stadium and Montreal's does not have a permanent tenant), all of the Mexican candidate stadiums have tenants who are in Liga MX, and all of the American candidate stadiums have tenants who are in the National Football League (NFL) with the exception of Orlando's and Los Angeles's, whose primary usages are for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) collegiate American football .
Which countries are excluded from the FIFA World Cup?
In March 2017, FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that "Europe ( UEFA) and Asia ( AFC) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively.".
What is the 2026 World Cup?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup ( Spanish: Copa Mundial de la FIFA de 2026; French: Coupe du monde de la FIFA de 2026) will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will be jointly hosted by 16 ...
How many teams are there in the 2026 World Cup?
This tournament will be the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It will be the first World Cup since 2002 that will be hosted by more than one nation, and the first by more than two.
How many teams are there in the World Cup playoff?
A playoff tournament involving six teams will be held to decide the last two FIFA World Cup berths, consisting of one team per confederation (except for UEFA) and one additional team from the confederation of the host countries (i.e. CONCACAF ).
Will the World Cup be held in 2026?
The 2026 World Cup's qualification process has yet to be decided. The FIFA Council is expected to decide which hosts, if any, will receive automatic qualifications to the tournament. The United Bid personnel anticipated that all three host countries would be awarded automatic places.
Is FIFA a second to last host?
However, the FIFA Council did make an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second-to-last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements.
Qualification
The qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is not yet to be decided but there are slots as follows. The FIFA Council is ready to decide which will be the host for this tournament.
Candidate Cities and Venues
The United bid identifies 23 potential host cities from which 16 will be selected: 10 in the U.S. and 3 each from Canada and Mexico. 2024 FIFA World Cup Final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. There will be 16 venues but still, the final result is not ready for the tournament.
Overview
Seventeen countries have been FIFA World Cup hosts in the competition's twenty-one tournaments since the inaugural World Cup in 1930. The organization at first awarded hosting to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The choice of location was controversial in the earliest tournaments, given the three-week boat journey between South America and Europe, the tw…
1934 FIFA World Cup
Bids:
• Italy
• Sweden
Sweden decided to withdraw before the vote, allowing the only remaining candidate Italy to take the hosting job for the 1934 World Cup. The decision was ratified by the FIFA Congress in Stockh…
1938 FIFA World Cup
Bids:
• Argentina
• France
• Germany
Without any nations withdrawing their bids, the FIFA Congress convened in Berlin, Germany on 1…
Cancelled FIFA World Cups 1942 and 1946
Bids for 1942:
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Germany
Cancelled FIFA election of the host for the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939.
1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups
Bid:
• Brazil
Brazil, Argentina, and Germany had officially bid for the 1942 World Cup, but the Cup was cancelled after the outbreak of World War II. The 1950 World Cup was originally scheduled for 1949, but the day after Brazil was selected by the FIFA Congress on 26 July 1946 in Luxembourg …
1958 FIFA World Cup
Bid:
• Sweden
Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup finals. Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed on 23 Jun…
1962 FIFA World Cup
Bids:
• Argentina
• Chile
• West Germany
West Germany withdrew before the vote, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal on 10 June 1956, l…
1966 FIFA World Cup
Bids:
• England
• West Germany
• Spain
Spain withdrew from the bidding prior to voting by the FIFA Congress, held in Rome, Italy on 22 A…