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FIFA to choose 2022 World Cup dates, start 2026 bid talks

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By GRAHAM DUNBAR

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I think there is a good chance it will return to the USA in 2026. And with good reason: American football stadiums are increasingly designed so only minor tweaks are needed to put in an FIFA-certified association football pitch. Imagine being able to watch World Cup games at truly modern stadiums for every game.

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Now we have established that precedent of a Winter World Cup, how about somewhere like Iceland or Canada for 2026?

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Let's just skip all the pretense and put the 2026 World Cup on ebay. It'll go to the country with the deepest pockets anyway, so this will just save everyone a lot of time and effort, and we'll end up with the same result.

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