The United States won’t play a match in the 2018 World Cup, but it will play host to a flurry of them within the next decade.
A day before the World Cup commences in Russia — without the U.S. men’s national team, which failed to qualify — a FIFA vote awarded the 2026 tournament to a joint bid led by the United States that also includes Canada and Mexico.
Sixty of the 80 games will take place domestically, including every match from the quarterfinals onward, with Kansas City listed as one of the potential hosting cities for the largest sports tournament in the world.