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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/2026_fifa.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='North America to Hold the 2026 FIFA World Cup' data-article-id='3154'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12563'>World soccer’s governing body, FIFA, selected Canada, Mexico and the United States to host the 2026 World Cup.</span> <span data-start-time='12563' data-end-time='24500'>On Wednesday, FIFA member countries voted 134-65 for the three nations over the other candidate, Morocco.</span> <span data-start-time='24500' data-end-time='33563'>The vote marks the first time that FIFA has accepted a three-nation bid for the soccer championship.</span> <span data-start-time='33563' data-end-time='41792'>The public vote took place in Moscow, where the 2018 soccer championship begins on Thursday.</span> <span data-start-time='41792' data-end-time='47667'>Football is known as soccer in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='47667' data-end-time='59375'>The North American bid had to overcome concerns about the effects of policies of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.</span> <span data-start-time='59375' data-end-time='68292'>One such policy was a ban on travel from six majority-Muslim countries for security reasons.</span> <span data-start-time='68292' data-end-time='81875'>Cameroon’s representative to FIFA, Kevin Njomo, said the three-nation bid “was strong and if it was just the United StatesMorocco would have beaten them.”</span> <span data-start-time='81875' data-end-time='87125'>He added, “People have a soft spot for Mexico.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/2026_fifa.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10948 data-hint-location='24500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/what_does_bid_mean.m4a'>What does bid mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='attempt to win'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/three_nation.m4a'><span>three nation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/allow_entry.m4a'><span>allow entry</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/attempt_to_win.m4a'><span>attempt to win</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/host_an_event.m4a'><span>host an event</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10949 data-hint-location='59375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/what_policy_was_of_concern.m4a'>What policy was of concern?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='travel ban'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/immigration.m4a'><span>immigration</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/gender_equality.m4a'><span>gender equality</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/travel_ban.m4a'><span>travel ban</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/america_first.m4a'><span>America first</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10950 data-hint-location='41792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/football_is_known_as__blank_.m4a'>Football is known as <span class='blank'>soccer</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='soccer'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/soccer.m4a'><span>soccer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/hockey.m4a'><span>hockey</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/sport.m4a'><span>sport</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2626/winning.m4a'><span>winning</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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