2026 World Cup: the FIFA Council announce bidding process on the agenda on 27/10/2017

The 2026 World Cup bidding process is on the agenda of the FIFA Council meeting in Calcutta, India on Friday 27/10/2017 (the eve of the final of the U-17 World Cup, in the same city), announced FIFA on 13/10/2017.

The Moroccan Football Federation officially presented its candidature to organise the 2026 World Cup on 11/08/2017. The other registered application is the joint application from the United States, Mexico, and Canada, filed on 10/04/2017.

The 67^th FIFA Congress in Manama, Bahrain, had granted "a three-month period (until 11/08/2017) for member associations from CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and the OFC to express their interest in hosting the tournament," according to FIFA, on 11/05/2017. Two confederations were not concerned by this call for candidates: UEFA, because Russia is organising the 2018 World Cup and the AFC because the 2022 edition will take place in Qatar.

The 68^th FIFA Congress is expected to decide the organisers of the 2026 World Cup in Moscow (RUS) on 13/06/2018, the day before the opening match of the 2018 World Cup. If no applications are received, a new call…