NTA, HotSports partner for live broadcast of 2020 FIFA World Cup draw
BY Idris Shehu
FIFA has announced the host cities for the 2026 World Cup which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The list of host cities was revealed in a ceremony in New York on Thursday.
Sixteen cities across the three countries were approved to stage the largest World Cup ever with 48 teams — expanding from its current format of 32.
The US has Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, New York/New Jersey, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
While Mexico has Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Mexico City, Canada will be represented by just two cities, Toronto and Vancouver.
The tournament will be the first World Cup to be c0-hosted by three countries.
The US tabled the joint bid in 2017 and defeated Morrocco for the hosting rights at the 68th FIFA congress in 2018.
Africa is set to have nine automatic qualification spots in the expanded format, while a tenth country from the continent will participate in a six-nation playoff tournament which will decide the last two slots in the tournament.
The continent currently has five automatic slots in the competition.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria, who will be missing out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, will be setting their eyes on the increased slots for African nations at the mundial.
Jose Peseiro, the team’s new manager, has begun efforts to rejig the team. The Eagles recently secured a 10-0 victory over Sao Tome.
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