FIFA meeting will start in Moscow at 1am CT Wednesday.

The voting will take place at the end of the meeting, as early as 3am, likely a bit later.

Live on FS1 and FIFA Youtube channel.

This will be nerve racking given the typical FIFA corruption and current state of geopolitics. They haven't exactly been voting for the best bids on paper.

Days like this don't come along very often. I'll probably be wide awake all night watching.

https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/06/12/world-cup-2026-host-bid-vote-live-stream-time-tv-channel

Test question: Is the 2018 World Cup in Russia?

Apparently 5% answered no.

We got it

YYYYEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

Does that mean the US gets an auto bid for 2026? What about Mexico and Canada?

I'm assuming that Mexico and Canada have auto bids as well with the US. It's an entire continent bid that's made up of 3 countries.

Definitely autobids with the expanded field.

Start saving for tickets now fellas

wangus12 said:

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Definitely autobids with the expanded field.

Start saving for tickets now fellas

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No kidding! Still pretty damn awesome. Will need to hit up my brother in law to make sure I get tickets. He has connections and got really good tickets for Brazil '14 and for Russia '18.

The nice thing is that Jerry World will probably host 4-5 games at least so I can go right down the road

Really excited we're hosting.

Might be cheaper to go to another game in another state

On Sirius XM this morning they said US Soccer confirmed that there were 3 automatic qualifier slots for the 3 teams. They also said the 60-10-10 split of games was subject to change; FIFA could decide to alter that mix later.

Atlanta-Nashville is a intriguing pairing.

Yeah, Orlando will probably get a game. Hopefully it'll be Brazil since there is a huge amount of Brazilian's here.

Not once you include airfare and hotels.

Here's your stadium list that will be narrowed down to 11-12 I think

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Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Baltimore (M&T Bank Stadium), Boston (Gillette Stadium), Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium), Dallas (AT&T Stadium), Denver (Sports Authority Field), Houston (NRG Stadium), Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium), Los Angeles (Rose Bowl and the new NFL stadium), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium), Nashville (Nissan Stadium), New York (MetLife Stadium), Orlando (Camping World Stadium), Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), San Jose (Levi's Stadium), Seattle (Century Link Field) and Washington (FedEx Field).

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has anyone found a vote split? they displayed it briefly in the congress but i couldnt really see

Basically the entire western hemisphere voted for us (except Brazil). Seems like Africa voted mostly for Morrocco, Europe and Asia majority to us. Its hard to tell. Overall we got 2/3

https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/voting-results-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup.pdf?cloudid=vpnl19m2xr8zk50mnor3



found the breakdown

so Spain, Slovenia and Cuba abstained

Iran was the pouty face that voted for none of the bids


surprised to see some of the major powers like France, Netherlands, Belgium and Italy vote for Morocco

I figure some of the Southern European nations voted for Morocco hoping its proximity would benefit their own economies

**** YEAAAAA


Any predictions on the stadiums?

I'm thinking:

USA

• LA Coliseum / Rose Bowl
• Cowboys Stadium
• Metlife Stadium

Mexico

• Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)
• Estadio BBVA Bancomer (Monterrey)

Whatever stadiums Canada has.

FIFA can apparently decide on a different mix. But the Canadian and Mexican stadiums preferred by the bid group are set already.

Azteca (Mexico City), Estadio BBVA (Monterrey), Estadio Akron (Guadalajara), BMO Field ( Toronto), Olympic Stadium (Montreal), and Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)

10 cities expected to host games in the United States, and I think there are like 20+ stadiums curently in consideration.

My guesses would be

NY/NJ (Final)
LA (Opening US Match)
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Palo Alto
Seattle
DC

Boston is going to figure in there too
Denver?

It's easier to pick 12 cities. It's hard to leave Denver out. Kansas City I would think would be a good site as well. I might drop Philly honestly, out of the group I picked. Boston, I think is unlikely. Its a high profile city I guess, but I dont think the stadium is really up to snuff for FIFA matches, and I believe its maximum field size is small.

JJxvi said:

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FIFA can apparently decide on a different mix. But the Canadian and Mexican stadiums preferred by the bid group are set already.

Azteca (Mexico City), Estadio BBVA (Monterrey), Estadio Akron (Guadalajara), BMO Field ( Toronto), Olympic Stadium (Montreal), and Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)

10 cities expected to host games in the United States, and I think there are like 20+ stadiums curently in consideration.

My guesses would be

NY/NJ (Final)
LA (Opening US Match)
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Palo Alto
Seattle
DC

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That seems like a weird choice considering Vancouver or Calgary would make more sense from a host city, but maybe their stadiums suck