# FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [October 14, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962 "2025-10-14T15:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 88
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1741 "2026-06-23T22:54:32Z")
Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1742 "2026-06-23T22:57:10Z")
But getting to be host of the WC again really is not a priority in German sports politics, rather getting the Olympic Summer Games. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1743 "2026-06-23T22:57:25Z")
Having multiple hosts seems to be in fashion. Just start rotating through the federations. All of Europe, all of South America, all of Africa, etc. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1744 "2026-06-23T23:00:33Z")
> [@duality72](#): > > Having multiple hosts seems to be in fashion. Germany has nine neighboring states. It could be them and all those neighbors. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1745 "2026-06-23T23:02:31Z")
It would have to be something like that yes, but it’s too logical, rational and simple for FIFA. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1746 "2026-06-23T23:08:49Z")
You mean there’s not enough bribe money ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1747 "2026-06-23T23:13:15Z")
I didn’t want to be so explicit 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1748 "2026-06-23T23:22:09Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > You mean there’s not enough bribe money Qatar for sure. Did the USA-Mexico-Canada selection come from bribes? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1749 "2026-06-23T23:27:01Z")
If not bribes other impure motives surely weighed in. And then they allow the U.S. to refuse to receive a team, a referee, a fan base. generally sucking up to Trump…, let’s say FIFA is not covering itself with glory, even to their admittedly very low standards. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1750 "2026-06-23T23:37:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Did the USA-Mexico-Canada selection come from bribes? You do remember Trump’s FIFA “Peace Prize” no? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1751 "2026-06-23T23:53:05Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Qatar for sure. Did the USA-Mexico-Canada selection come from bribes? There hasn’t been any decision by FIFA, UEFA or IOC for game hosts without bribes, ever. I can’t prove it, but I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1752 "2026-06-23T23:57:34Z")
It’s important to remember that corruption is a 2 way street. At the time North America was selected for 2026, FIFA was in the midst of a huge corruption scandal and needed the appearance of legitimacy. Trump was at the end of his first term. IMHO if the Trumps and FIFA are involved, there’s also corruption involved. FIFA inventing a “Peace Prize” to soothe Trump’s wounded ego pretty much confirms it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1753 "2026-06-24T00:09:27Z")
Not that I think FIFA is squeaky clean, but if they did act with purely unselfish motives, choosing a host that they truly believed would conduct the tournament for the best experience of the players and fans, where would that be? As for bribing Trump, isn’t it supposed to be countries bribing FIFA, rather than the other way around? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1754 "2026-06-24T00:09:45Z")
The “FIFA Peace Prize” was created and presented seven years after the selection of the three\* North American countries was made, and at a time when it was not expected that Trump would be president in 2026. \* Or four, if you like _Risk_ and count Greenland. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1755 "2026-06-24T00:13:12Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > As for bribing Trump, isn’t it supposed to be countries bribing FIFA, rather than the other way around? That’s what I mean when I say corruption is a 2 way street. People who take bribes are also inclined to offer them, and bribes aren’t only cash. In 2020, both FIFA and Trump needed a win. > [@SunUp](#): > > seven years after the selection of the three\* North American countries was made Because of the 2015 scandal, in 2018 FIFA decided to delay the selection until 2020. The “Peace Prize” was conceived to coincide with the draw for 2026 - after Trump had been elected and was crying about not being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1756 "2026-06-24T00:39:35Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > Because of the 2015 scandal, in 2018 FIFA decided to delay the selection until 2020. [Better tell the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/13/world-cup-2026-vote-fifa-nations-choose-between-north-america-and-morocco-live). > [@Thumper668](#): > > The “Peace Prize” was conceived to coincide with the draw for 2026 - after Trump had been elected and was crying about not being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. And unless there was a time machine involved, it was irrelevant to the selection of the United 2026 bid, though you seemed to put a causal link between the two in [FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc - #1750 by Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1750) ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1757 "2026-06-24T00:39:41Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Yeah but who else? we will NOT hold the world cup always there. I agree with not holding the World Cup again in the US. We’ve shown the rest of the world that we’re not cut out for it. But maybe each stadium could host two games per day during the group stage? That would cut in half the number of venues needed, and possibly add to the excitement by having fans from multiple teams in the same place. I think lots of countries could manage 16 stadiums. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1758 "2026-06-24T00:45:56Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > [Better tell the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/13/world-cup-2026-vote-fifa-nations-choose-between-north-america-and-morocco-live). Fair enough. In researching the timeline I was looking at this article from 2016: [2026 World Cup hosting vote postponed three years until 2020 - ESPN](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37469028/2026-world-cup-hosting-vote-postponed-three-years-2020) > [@SunUp](#): > > though you seemed to put a causal link between the two It wasn’t a causal link, it was an ex post facto opinion about FIFA sucking up to Trump. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1759 "2026-06-24T00:47:14Z")
Apparently FIFA corruption is more interesting to everyone than Croatia-Panama. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962/1760 "2026-06-24T00:56:07Z")
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