Four summers from now,

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48 nations will compete for the 2026 World Cup

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As the competition is arranged in urban areas across ,

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the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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FIFA, soccer's worldwide overseeing body, declared these will be the host urban areas for 2026:

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Vancouver ,Seattle ,San Francisco ,Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) ,Guadalajara, Mexico ,Kansas City

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Dallas ,Atlanta ,Houston ,Monterrey, Mexico ,Mexico City ,Toronto ,Boston ,Philadelphia ,Miami New York/New Jersey

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Eleven destinations are in the U.S.,

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three are in Mexico, and two in Canada. Areas for specific matches,

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Including the destinations of the opening matches and last, will be reported later.

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