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In case you somehow missed the massive news this morning, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The United North American bid beat Morocco by a total of 134 votes to 65 at FIFA’s 68th Congress in Moscow, Russia.
The voting roll has been released by FIFA, and we now have access to how all 203 eligible members placed their votes. As you can see, Africa generally rallied around Morocco (although perhaps not as thoroughly as expected), while much of South America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia voted for North America.
For anyone interested, this is roughly how the world voted. Doesn't include the smaller island nations. #United2026 pic.twitter.com/vueAKexZKJ
— Charlie O’Connor-Clarke (@charliejclarke) June 13, 2018
Here is the total list of how countries voted, in alphabetical order, beginning with the members that did not cast votes for various reasons.
Countries not voting: Canada, Mexico, United States, Morocco, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Countries abstaining: Cuba, Slovenia, Spain
Countries voting for “none of the bids”: Iran
Votes for United Bid
Country | Country | Country | Country | Country | Country | Country | Country |
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Country | Country | Country | Country | Country | Country | Country | Country |
Afghanistan | Bolivia | Ecuador | Iceland | Malaysia | Paraguay | St. Vincent & the Grenadines | Zimbabwe |
American Samoa | Bosnia and Herz | El Salvador | India | Maldives | Peru | Suriname | |
Andorra | Botswana | England | Indonesia | Malta | Philippines | Sweden | |
Anguilla | British Virgin Islands | Faroe Islands | Iraq | Moldova | Poland | Switzerland | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Bulgaria | Fiji | Israel | Mongolia | Portugal | Tahiti | |
Argentina | Cambodia | Finland | Jamaica | Montenegro | Republic of Ireland | Thailand | |
Armenia | Cape Verde Islands | FYR Macedonia | Japan | Montserrat | Romania | Timor-Leste | |
Aruba | Cayman Islands | Georgia | Jordan | Mozambique | Russia | Tonga | |
Australia | Chile | Germany | Korea Republic | Myanmar | Samoa | Trinidad and Tobago | |
Austria | Colombia | Gibraltar | Kosovo | Namibia | San Marino | Turkmenistan | |
Azerbaijan | Cook Islands | Greece | Kuwait | Nepal | Saudi Arabia | Turks and Caicos | |
Bahamas | Costa Rica | Grenada | Kyrgyzstan | New Caledonia | Scotland | Ukraine | |
Bahrain | Croatia | Guatemala | Laos | New Zealand | Sierra Leone | United Arab Emirates | |
Bangladesh | Curacao | Guinea | Latvia | Nicaragua | Singapore | Uruguay | |
Barbados | Cyprus | Guyana | Lebanon | Northern Ireland | Solomon Islands | Uzbekistan | |
Belize | Czech Republic | Haiti | Lesotho | Norway | South Africa | Vanuatu | |
Benin | Denmark | Honduras | Liberia | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | |
Bermuda | Dominica | Hong Kong | Liechtenstein | Panama | St. Kitts and Nevis | Vietnam | |
Bhutan | Dominican Republic | Hungary | Lithuania | Papua New Guinea | St. Lucia | Wales |
Votes for Morocco
Country | Country | Country | Country |
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Country | Country | Country | Country |
Albania | Egypt | Mauritania | Tajikistan |
Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | Mauritius | Tanzania |
Angola | Eritrea | Netherlands | Togo |
Belarus | Estonia | Niger | Tunisia |
Belgium | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Turkey |
Brazil | France | Oman | Uganda |
Brunei | Gabon | Palestine | Yemen |
Burkina Faso | Gambia | Qatar | Zambia |
Burundi | Guinea-Bissau | Rwanda | |
Cameroon | Italy | Sao Tome e Principe | |
Central African Republic | Kazakhstan | Senegal | |
Chad | Kenya | Serbia | |
China | Korea DPR | Seychelles | |
Chinese Taipei | Libya | Slovakia | |
Comoros | Luxembourg | Somalia | |
Congo | Macau | South Sudan | |
Congo DR | Madagascar | Sudan | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Swaziland | |
Djibouti | Mali | Syria |