2026 World Cup

Mexico will set a new record by hosting the championship event for a third time. More details, including locations for the opening and final matches, are still ...

in the United States. It will be the first time that the event will be held across three countries, and only the second time the United States will play host. It is the first time that FIFA has allowed three countries to organize the championship.

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Now that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is over, the focus turns to 2026 and the World Cup's return to North America. What are the logistical challenges that ...

What is the legacy of this World Cup and how are we changing the game? Still, Cone believes if this next World Cup comes and goes and nothing changes, it will be a costly missed opportunity, regardless of the financial constraints. The new model will likely narrow the list of countries able to bid on future World Cups to wealthy nations such as the United States or authoritarian ones such as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia, Rothenberg said. The host cities are going to have the responsibility to operate the event and provide all the public services, and [FIFA is] providing very limited revenue opportunities for the host cities. As a result, the 1994 tournament, still the best-attended World Cup ever, produced a surplus of about $50 million, more than double original projections. And then also participate in the ticket revenue,” Rothenberg said. FIFA has wrested control of much of the marketing and organization of the event away from its local partners, meaning FIFA will reap most of the profits while leaving the costs to local organizers. Qatar had to build seven of the eight stadiums and its Metro system from scratch and spent billions more to upgrade its international airport. As a result, no World Cup will ever again produce the kind of domestic surplus the 1994 U.S. So I took that approach with Qatar, taking a look around and seeing how they’re doing it, comparing it to how I think things may work in the U.S.,” said Cone, who spent 2½ weeks in Qatar during the World Cup. But it’s the differences more than the similarities that stand out when comparing the 2022 World Cup with the 2026 tournament. It was great theater, a bare-knuckle brawl that played out over 120 minutes and four rounds of penalty kicks before Argentina was declared the victor after a game that ended in a 3-3 draw.