World of Trouble

Eduardo Ruano

The Santa Clara

April 20, 2017

Over the past week, the head soccer federations from Canada, Mexico and United States came together in Chicago to jointly announce their intention to file a three-nation bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Their proposal is seen as the clear favorite, but a three nation tournament is certainly to host a World Cup.

Under the current plan, the United States would host 60 matches, including the first match and final, while Mexico and Canada would only have 10 matches each. With Mexico having held arguably two of FIFA’s greatest ever World Cups, which saw Pele forever immortalized in 1970 and Maradona become a footballing legend in 1986, hosting only 10…