Washington Post · Sep 7, 2017
North America’s 2026 World Cup bid takes another step
Victor Montagliani, left, president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Sunil Gulati, center, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, and Decio de Maria, president of the Mexican Football Federation, show their unified bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup on April 10 in New York. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)The three-nation effort to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America took another small step Thursday by announcing that 41 cities, including Washington and Baltimore, have submitted bids to host the 80 soccer matches.
San Diego, Green Bay, Wis., and Calgary, were the only cities to drop out of contention after the United Bid Committee extended requests for information in July.