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2026 World Cup Will Be Hosted In North America, FIFA Announces

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The succesful United 2026 bid (Canada, Mexico and the U.S.) officials pose on stage. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The successful United 2026 bid (Canada, Mexico and the U.S.) officials pose on stage. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

FIFA, soccer's international governing body, announced Wednesday that the 2026 World Cup will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl), senior writer for Sports Illustrated, about the announcement and gets a preview of this year's World Cup, which begins Thursday in Russia.

This segment aired on June 13, 2018.

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