No, but in 2022 the Soccer World Cup comes to Qatar. Maybe. It's not the heat. They knew that going in, so the matches are suppose to be played in air conditioned stadiums. The problem is that the facilities needed to play the Soccer World Cup 2022 are behind schedule and over budget. That will not be a problem in 2026.
As the 80 Soccer World Cup matches will be played in North America. Canada gets (and this is its 1st hosting of the Soccer World Cup) 10 matches, Mexico gets 10 matches, and the U.S. gets the rest. With the final being played in New York City. And for one of the 1st times the number of teams participating will be increased from 32 to 48.
The only competition for the bid to host the World Cup in 2026 was from Morocco. There was the question whether the facilities needed to play there would be ready, but also, while Morocco guaranteed $5.5 billion, if they were the host country for the World Cup, the North American consortium guaranteed twice as much or $11 billion if the World Cup was played there.
And when the voting was over, as to who would host, the vote was overwhelming for North America. Not only did it pick up most of the North American votes, but also the Asian, European, Oceania, and South American votes. Only the African nations voted heavily for Morocco.
As South Africa is an African country, who did they vote for Trevor? Morocco or North America?
The world cup was shifted from summer to winter to avoid the most extreme heat. It will be from November 21 to Dezember 19. It's going to be the shortest tournament ever (but with more teams). It's going to be weird...
