NEW YORK — The 2018 World Cup was in the spotlight Tuesday, as Telemundo and Fox commemorated the 100-day mark until the tournament begins in Russia. But that wasn’t the only World Cup on people’s minds.
Last week, ESPN blew the lid off what had become an increasingly open secret among international soccer observers: the North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico has sailed into rough water.
This has happened for a number of reasons, with the current U.S. political climate ranking near the top of the list.