US, Canada, Mexico win hosting duties for the 2026 World Cup

Published June 13, 2018 12:34pm ET



The U.S., Canada and Mexico on Wednesday won the right to jointly host soccer’s 2026 World Cup, which will be the first time the event has been held on the continent since 1994.

The united bid faced only one challenger, Morocco, which lost by a vote of 134-65, the New York Times reported.

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