Forty-one cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico have submitted applications to become official host cities for the 2026 World Cup, the United Bid Committee spearheading the joint bid says.
In July, the committee reached out to 44 cities and got responses from all but three -- Calgary, Alberta; Green Bay, Wis.; and San Diego. That leaves 32 cities in the U.S., six in Canada and three in Mexico up for consideration.
The committee will review all bid submissions and release an initial shortlist of cities later this fall. After that is released, the bid committee will provide more detailed bid information to cities and hold meetings to discuss questions as candidate cities prepare their final bids.