Award of the soccer world championship 2026

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The host of the Soccer World Cup 2026 was announced on June 13, 2018 - the day before the opening game of the 2018 World Cup - in Moscow . Candidates from Canada , Mexico and the United States won .

Continental rotation principle

FIFA Continental Associations

In accordance with the rotation procedure modified in 2007, the continental associations in which the last two world championships took place ( Europe with Russia 2018 and Asia with Qatar 2022 ) are excluded from the application process for the 2026 tournament .

The application process

On May 11, 2017, the FIFA Congress in Bahrain stipulated that interest in the host had to be deposited by August 11, 2017. The complete application documents had to be submitted by March 2018. For the first time, the human rights situation in the applicant country should play a role in the award. For the first time, the decision on the venue was entrusted to the FIFA Congress. So far, the Executive Committee (now the FIFA Council) had determined the venue. Each of the 207 associations has one vote in the FIFA Congress.

After it looked for a long time as if the award of the World Cup to the three-way competition for Canada, Mexico and the USA was just a formality, the mood turned in autumn 2017. In Mexico and Canada, criticism was given that in their country only a few games and only group games are to be held for this purpose. Furthermore, the application suffered from the assumption of office by US President Donald Trump . Relations between Mexico and the United States have been severely strained , on the one hand, by Trump's plans to build a border wall . Furthermore, President Trump had called the countries of the Third World "shithole countries" (shithole countries). In addition to the 54 African countries, above all states in South America, Asia and the Caribbean felt addressed. Therefore Morocco, whose application was initially rated as significantly worse, had better chances again. The President of the African Association asked its members to agree to Morocco as one. It was also expected that a large number of the majority Muslim states would vote for Morocco. It could also have been possible that other associations prefer Morocco for political reasons in order to “punish” the USA for Trump's world politics. With each of FIFA's 207 associations entitled to vote, each vote was decisive.

In addition, there was a vote option “Neither of the two” should neither of the two applications appear suitable. In the vote, only the Iranian association had shown itself in favor of this option. If this option had received a majority, associations from Europe ( UEFA ) and Asia ( AFC ) would have been able to submit an application for a new selection phase .

Applicants for alignment

The following FIFA member associations have submitted an official application to host the 2026 World Cup, there is a single and a three-way candidacy:

Application for 2026

From the North American association CONCACAF, which last hosted the 1994 World Cup in the USA , the three North American countries applied together:

The North West African state applied from the African association CAF, which last hosted the 2010 World Cup in South Africa :

Applicants

Canada, Mexico and United States

On April 10, 2017, the national soccer associations of Canada , Mexico and the USA announced their joint application at a press conference in New York . It would be the first time that three countries would host a World Cup together. For Canada it would be the first, for the USA the second after 1994 and for Mexico the third after 1970 and 1986 . The joint application “United 2026” runs under the slogan “United, As One”.

The organizing committee announced on August 16, 2017 that the World Cup would be held at at least twelve venues. To this end, a list of 49 stadiums in 44 cities was published that, with at least 40,000 seats, meet the minimum number required by FIFA. Candidates had to apply by September 5, 2017. 41 cities submitted their applications on time. In March 2018, 23 possible venues were initially included in the official application. The stadiums are already being used as soccer and football stadiums, which is why little or no construction work would be necessary. The necessary infrastructure is also available. However, long distances have to be covered between the venues and two national borders have to be crossed. In addition, the venues are in different time zones. After originally planning with at least twelve venues, the organizing committee decided that the World Cup should be played in 16 locations. From the 23 proposals, FIFA is to select 16 arenas itself.

Possible venues in Canada, the USA and Mexico

The 23 venues included in the application are:

Canada :

Mexico :

USA :

60 games are to be played in the USA and 10 each in Mexico and Canada.

Morocco

On August 11, 2017, the Moroccan Football Association, Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football , announced that they would apply for the 2026 World Cup. Morocco advertises with the slogan "Together For One Goal". Five stadiums in Morocco meet the number of at least 40,000 seats required by FIFA. Since Morocco is applying with 14 stadiums in twelve cities, seven arenas would have to be completely rebuilt. A major renovation is planned for two of them. The new buildings will offer space for an average of 49,000 spectators and will all be built in a similar construction method, so that after the World Cup it will be possible to dismantle as needed.

Venues in Morocco:
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Already built:

Under construction:

In planning:

choice

result

In contrast to previous World Cup awards, it was not the FIFA executive that decided on the award, but rather the assembly of member associations. To win a candidacy, an applicant needed an absolute majority of the votes.

Results of the vote
country Round 1
CanadaCanada Canada

MexicoMexico Mexico

United StatesUnited States United States

134
MoroccoMorocco Morocco 65
Neither of them 1
abstention 3

Remarks:

Voting card

Voting card. Legend see below.
  • Vote for United's candidacy (Canada, Mexico and United States)
  • Vote for the Morocco candidacy
  • Neither of them
  • Abstention
  • No voting rights
  • Not a FIFA member

    • Trivia

    During a press conference with the then FIFA President Sepp Blatter on July 20, 2015 in Zurich , the British comedian Simon Brodkin stood before Blatter in response to the corruption in FIFA and placed a wad of one-dollar bills on the table for him. With the note “This is for the 2026 World Cup in North Korea ”, he threw more notes into the air over Blatter before he was taken away.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Football Governance: FIFA works with Prof. John Ruggie on human rights strategy . In: FIFA , December 14, 2015
    2. ↑ a b Application process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ™: FIFA receives declarations of interest. FIFA.de, August 11, 2017, accessed on August 12, 2017 .
    3. ↑ Thomas Kistner: Football World Cup 2026: Favorite Morocco. In: sueddeutsche.de. March 9, 2018, accessed March 25, 2018 .
    4. ↑ a b c Voting Results for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA, June 13, 2018, accessed June 13, 2018 .
    5. ↑ Chemnitzer Verlag und Druck GmbH & Co. KG: FIFA begins inspection tour for World Cup 2026. Accessed on April 28, 2018 (German).
    6. ↑ Awarding of the mega-world championships not in a knock-out process. In: sportschau.de. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017 .
    7. ↑ WM 2026 - North America's application with irritations . In: Tagesschau.de , April 10, 2017
    8. ↑ a b c d e f g h WM 2026: The two applications in comparison. March 21, 2018, accessed March 25, 2018 .
    9. ↑ a b World Cup applicants name venues. Sport1.de, August 16, 2017, accessed on August 18, 2017 .
    10. ↑ World Cup final should rise in Dallas. Sport1.de, September 8, 2017, accessed on September 16, 2017 .
    11. ↑ Kicker-Sportmagazin: Competition for North America application - Morocco strives for the World Cup in 2026. In: kicker.de. Kicker-Sportmagazin , August 11, 2017, accessed on August 13, 2017 .
    12. ↑ World Cup 2026 will take place in the USA, Canada and Mexico , kicker.de. June 13, 2018. 
    13. ↑ The voting will take place on Wednesday - This is how the 2026 World Cup will be awarded . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . ( srf.ch [accessed on June 13, 2018] The article mentions that Kosovo will not participate either; Kosovo then voted for the North American candidacy.).
    14. ↑ Sepp Blatter Has Money Thrown At Him By Lee Nelson on YouTube (English)