After months of speculation, the three North American soccer federations made their ambitions clear. A combined bid, early in the process, in hopes of a quick win for the World Cup 2026 rights. It would be the first time that three nations split a World Cup.
For Canada is would mark their first time hosting a men’s World Cup (they hosted the 2015 women’s). Mexico would become the first nation to host the World Cup three times. While the US, who still holds the record for highest average attendance (1994), would look to smash attendance and revenue records.