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By Eben Novy-Williams and David Hellier

June 13, 2018 at 10:53 AM UTC

Updated on

June 13, 2018 at 12:29 PM UTC

The World Cup is coming back to America.

Nations at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow backed North America’s joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup. With a handful of games in Mexico and Canada but the majority in the U.S., the 2026 bid promises the richest and most lucrative tournament in the history of global soccer.