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The hosts for both World Cups were announced by the FIFA Executive Committee on 2 December 2010. Russia was selected to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making it the first time that the World Cup was hosted in Eastern Europe and making it the biggest country geographically to host the World Cup.
On 16 November 2021, ICC published the name of the hosts for ICC events to be played between 2024 and 2031 cycle. The hosts for the 50-over World Cup including T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy were selected through a competitive bidding process overseen by a sub-committee chaired by Sourav Ganguly, former president of the BCCI, Ricky Skerritt ...
The United States previously hosted the 1999 edition and 2003 edition, while Mexico has never hosted a Women's World Cup. [12] Both countries are co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada; media outlets speculated that the close proximity of the two events along with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles may have been a factor in ...
CHICAGO — The women's World Cup is coming back to the United States. If U.S. Soccer has its way, that is. Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Saturday that U.S. Soccer is committed to ...
(Reuters) -Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries ...
Sri Lanka, as a co-host of the 1996 World Cup, was the first host to win the tournament, though the final was held in Pakistan. [18] India won in 2011 as host and was the first team to win a final played in their own country. [99] Australia and England repeated the feat in 2015 and 2019 respectively. [49]
Three South American nations will stage the three opening matches to celebrate the World Cup’s centenary, before Spain, Portugal and Morocco host the rest of the tournament
The 2031 host has not been decided, though the U.S. likely will bid for a tournament which FIFA is expected to try to expand to 48 teams. That would match the size of the 104-game format of the men's World Cup that debuts in 2026 in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Spain won the 2023 Women's World Cup after the U.S. won the two previous titles ...