1, bidding time
20 18 On June 3rd, at the 68th FIFA General Assembly held in Moscow, Canada, Mexico and the United States jointly bid for the 2026 World Cup. This is the fourth time that the World Cup has been held in North America (the previous three were Mexico 1970 World Cup, Mexico 1986 World Cup, and the United States 1994 World Cup), and it is also the first time in the history of the World Cup that the three countries jointly held it.
2. Specific contents of the host country:
In Canada, 1 1 cities will participate in the hosting, including Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and other cities.
In Mexico, there will be 65,438+02 cities, including Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
In the United States, there will be 65,438+03 participating cities, including new york, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle.
3.2026 Qualifiers
The 2026 World Cup qualifiers will begin in March 2024. The 2026 World Cup qualifiers are divided into two stages. The first stage is the team ranked lower in the world, and 55 teams were eliminated through two rounds. The second stage is the top 36 teams in the world, and 18 teams will be selected by group lottery to enter the 2026 World Cup finals.
The History and Development of the World Cup
1, history
The World Cup 1930 started in Uruguay. The first World Cup was held in Uruguay on 1930, with 13 teams from three continents participating. The trophy was named "Rimet Cup". As Europe is still recovering from World War I, only three European countries participated in the first World Cup. Since then, the World Cup has gone through 12 sessions, which are held every four years.
2. Development
With the popularity and development of football all over the world, the World Cup has become one of the most popular sports events in the world. In the past few decades, although other intercontinental events such as the European Cup, the Asian Cup and the America's Cup have gradually developed, the influence of the World Cup cannot be ignored.
Nowadays, with the progress of science and technology and commercialization, the holding and dissemination of the World Cup is no longer limited to the traditional way. Major Internet platforms, social media, television, etc. Can be broadcast, and the audience is no longer limited to the live audience.