Barring any hiccups tomorrow, city officials will officially make Baltimore a potential host city for the world’s biggest soccer tournament eight years away.
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates is set to vote on a so-called host city agreement tomorrow for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to its agenda. The agreement “represents an irrevocable offer” to FIFA and the United Bid Committee for Baltimore “to be appointed as a host city,” the agenda says. It’s also a required contract from FIFA, the international governing body for soccer.
Baltimore is among 32 cities–cut down from 41 in the fall–being considered to host matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The United States, Canada and Mexico all submitted a joint bid for North America to play host to the tournament. The United States would host 60 games, while Canada and Mexico would each get 10, the Toronto Star reported last month. North America is competing with Morocco, which also submitted a bid.
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