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A Fifa ruling council on January 10, 2017 voted unanimously to expand the World Cup 2026 to 48 teams. Bernd Weissbrod / EPA
A Fifa ruling council on January 10, 2017 voted unanimously to expand the World Cup 2026 to 48 teams. Bernd Weissbrod / EPA
North America's 2026 Fifa World Cup bid see no anti-US backlash
Morocco only other country in running to stage tournament as it rivals joint US-Canada-Mexico bid
Agence France Presse
March 20, 2018