United 2026 bid needs to build support for US
Joint move by US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup could miss mark when it comes to winning friends
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Toronto
THE heads of a joint bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada to host the 2026 World Cup trumpeted a winning plan on Saturday that technically ticks most if not all the boxes Fifa wants, but could miss the mark when it comes to winning friends.
On the surface the fight to stage the expanded 2026 tournament, the first to involve 48 nations, would appear a David and Goliath struggle with Morocco, the only other bidder, up against the commercial and organisational might of the North and Central Americans.
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