Houston was included among 44 cities listed as potential Official Host Cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by the United Bid Committee of the United States, Mexico and Canada. The committee officially began its outreach to cities by sending Requests for Information (RFI) to declare their interest in to take part in the bid process.
The RFI asks cities to declare their intent by September 5, 2017. After cities declare their interest, the United Bid Committee will review the submissions and intends to issue a shortlist of cities by late September. The Bid Committee will then provide more detailed bid documentation to the cities and conduct meetings to discuss any questions as candidate cities prepare their final bid, due early January 2018.