Leaders of the U.S., Canada and Mexican soccer federations met in talks in Zurich on Monday night, before a decision to expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams in 2026 was confirmed, to discussco-hosting the 2026 finals.
Such an arrangement would call for the USA to be the main host and organize the final. It would the favorite as a sole bidder and perhaps only eligible bidder to meetthe technical requirements of the bid, though Canadian Victor Montagliani, the head of Concacaf, thinks differently.
“I think any one of the countries could probably put on agood show on their own,” Canadian Victor Montagliani, the head of Concacaf, told reporters. “But I think there seems to be a prevailing thought that a confederation-type bid with multiplehosts is probably good for football.”