Morocco threat to ‘United 2026’

The race to host the 2026 World Cup enters its last day with all still to play for thanks to uncertainty about Morocco’s ability to pay for it versus whether America really deserves it.

The joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States has been the front-runner from the moment a North American coalition was first mooted two years ago and there have been spells when it has looked like the only credible candidate – an impression the bid has been keen to foster.

But Morocco, bidding for a fifth time, has closed the gap on ‘United 2026’ to the point that no one in Moscow wants to make a public prediction ahead of today’s vote at the FIFA Congress, where all 211 member associations, minus the four bidding nations, are scheduled to cast ballots.