[Football] 2026 World cup

[Is it PotG?]

This is obviously going to mean some rather late night kick-offs for those watching in the UK

 

[PTC Gull]

Apparently Atlanta's Mercedes Benz stadium is slated for a semi (oh er Misses) Holds the record for an MLS match crowd of 70k! (Sept 2017) And they have an annoying drum !

 

[Hotchilidog]

Two good bids for this one. Not going to lie, was rooting for Morocco a football crazy country that would have offered a very different style of World Cup, a far more more worthy bid than Q***r for instance.

That said the US, Mexico, Canada bid is an excellent one with a whole shedload of great places to visit. Got my eye on the Mercedes Benz in Atlanta already, not to mention Toronto, and Mexico City. It will be a genuinely global tournament and a whole lot of fun I expect. Good to see former Albion man Paul Beirne enjoying the successful bid today in his role as the big cheese in Canadian soccer, really pleased for him.

 

[PTC Gull]

Two good bids for this one. Not going to lie, was rooting for Morocco a football crazy country that would have offered a very different style of World Cup, a far more more worthy bid than Q***r for instance.

That said the US, Mexico, Canada bid is an excellent one with a whole shedload of great places to visit. Got my eye on the Mercedes Benz in Atlanta already, not to mention Toronto, and Mexico City. It will be a genuinely global tournament and a whole lot of fun I expect. Good to see former Albion man Paul Beirne enjoying the successful bid today in his role as the big cheese in Canadian soccer, really pleased for him.

If Atlanta does get a game and you get here, bring ear plugs...its deafening!

 

[brightn'ove]

Planning my road trip already.

 

[Munkfish]

Apparently Atlanta's Mercedes Benz stadium is slated for a semi (oh er Misses) Holds the record for an MLS match crowd of 70k! (Sept 2017) And they have an annoying drum !

Check out the Stadium though, more importantly the roof!

 

[Stat Brother]

Gotta feel sorry for the English hooligans.

- Beaten to a pulp by off duty army special forces.
- Burnt to a crisp while drinking panda pops.
- Shot for no apparent reason.

Denied to chance of going to Aussieland for some like minded bonding and chair luzzing.

 

[Hotchilidog]

If Atlanta does get a game and you get here, bring ear plugs...its deafening!

Duly noted. It is one hell of a stadium and the success of Atlanta United is truly astonishing.

 

[PTC Gull]

Check out the Stadium though, more importantly the roof!

Apparently it works (as it was designed to do) now! Although they had it open for the last Atlanta Utd game last week.

 

[Bakero]

Average ticket price £322

 

[Bob!]

There's some rotation involved as well still isn't there ? Besides, did any African country apply ?

The Final Choice was between Morocco and USCANMEX

 

[Westdene Seagull]

The Final Choice was between Morocco and USCANMEX

Ah, fair enough. Morocco would have been an interesting place to hold it !

 

[Pavilionaire]

I get why the US and Canada did a joint bid, but why include Mexico who have already hosted 2 World Cup Finals in the last 48 years?

 

[PTC Gull]

I get why the US and Canada did a joint bid, but why include Mexico who have already hosted 2 World Cup Finals in the last 48 years?

I suspect its attract the local crowds to get full stadia. Majority of the crowds here are from Latin America.

 

[Arthur]

So do all 3 host nations automatically qualify for the finals?

 

[Notters]

brilliant news!

would love to watch England play in Canada (if we qualify)

and as I'm part Canadian,it will be fantastic to see them in the finals (presume they don't have to qualify)

I wonder where the final will be played?

only fair that it's Canada,as Mexico & the US have already staged finals

So do all 3 host nations automatically qualify for the finals?

Aren't there going to be about 120 countries in it by then anyway? Scotland might even qualify

 

[LlcoolJ]

Aren't there going to be about 120 countries in it by then anyway? Scotland might even qualify [emoji38]

They'd probably get knocked out in a qualifier against St Kitts and Nevis after finishing bottom of European group 12.

 

[BNthree]

Consortiums of countries will be hosting World Cup/Olympics more often in the future given the astronomical costs involved for the host nations. Can see them keen to spread the cost about a bit.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I suspect its attract the local crowds to get full stadia. Majority of the crowds here are from Latin America.

I see. Having these three large nations co-host, and given Brazil hosted in 2014 - this more or less guarantees that Argentina will host the World Cup again the next time it goes to the Americas, or maybe a joint bid with Uruguay who have historic World Cup pedigree?

 

[Easy 10]

"The Fifa heirarchy, including the president, Gianni Infantino, preferred the North American bid which has promised to generate around an $11bn (£8.24bn) profit for Fifa compared to the projected $5.7bn (£4.48bn) a Morocco World Cup would raise. The Moroccans had been keen to emphasise its more fan-friendly pricing in contrast with the United 2026 bid which stated an average ticket price of $431 (£322), a significant increase on the Brazil and Russia World Cups."

Given that fact, it was pretty obvious which was gong to be the successful bid then wasn't it. I dunno why Morocco bothered to continue lobbying for it.