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Seattle a strong candidate to host 2026 World Cup matches

The United bid of the United States, Mexico and Canada came out on top of Morocco and will host a 48-team tournament in 2026. The vote was not particularly close as Morocco only took a majority in a single confederation (CAF). United dominated elsewhere.

Here's breakdown of World Cup 2026 Totalvote totals:
UEFA (55): 41-12 for United 2026.
CAF (54) 11-41
AFC (46): 33-11
Concacaf (35): 29-0.
Oceania (11): 11-0
Conmebol (10): 9-1
Total: 134-65.
No votes for United/Morocco from 12 members.— Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) June 13, 2018

As the winners, the three nations will now make final preparations for choosing the host cities and training venues.