A source reveals that during their press conference scheduled for Monday in NY, soccer officials from the three countries might announce a joint bid for the 2026 World Cup. "We've got 500 million people in these three countries".
Hosting the FIFA World Cup in Canada could be huge for the development of the of soccer in the nation.
The announcement for the 2026 WC will be made in 2020. The US also hosted women's World Cups in 2003 and 1999, while Mexico has hosted men's World Cups in 1986 and 1970, and Canada had the women's World Cup in 2015. Brazil spent more than $11 billion to host the event in 2014, and Russian Federation is on pace to spend about $20 billion for 2018.
"Given what's happened in some of the last World Cups and Olympics, building a stadium without a long-term use isn't an appealing option", Gulati said.
Speaking with Trump, Gulati said the president was "especially pleased" to be partnering with Mexico, which Trump has repeatedly insisted must pay to build a wall along the shared border.
This alliance makes history by being the first bid submitted by three countries together. The US will host every match from the quarter-finals and the following rounds.
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But Gulati touted the financial clout of the North American bid. "Now we're saying hello to the 2026 World Cup".
The U.S. will have to make assurances to Federation Internationale de Football Association that every country that qualifies-including potentially Iran, a World Cup regular that was on Trump's travel ban list-will be able to have their teams, fans and media be able to enter the country.
It remains unclear how Canada, Mexico and the United States will split up the locations for hosting the games, as well as where the more important and profitable games in the later stages of the tournament will take place. That tournament was dogged by logistical and politic issues between Japan and South Korea, so you can just imagine the complications that could arise between three nations. So when Gulati was asked about relations between the current administration and the U.S.'s CONCACAF neighbor to the south, he revealed that the president had given his blessing.
The joint North American bid has been discussed for a few years by the continent's soccer officials.
CONCACAF plans to make a proposal at May's Federation Internationale de Football Association congress to speed up the process, according to ESPN. Speaking Monday, he said the new process, which is public and includes required technical standards, is finally acceptable.
Gulati said that all games from the quarterfinals to the final would be played in the U.S. "The President of the United States is fully supportive and encouraged us to have this joint bid".
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