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(CNN Spanish) --
FIFA, the highest governing body in soccer, announced on Thursday the host cities for the 2026 Men's World Cup that will be jointly organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
It will be the first time that the World Cup is held in three countries.
In total, of 22 cities that applied to be one of the venues, 16 hosts were chosen for the World Cup, of which 13 are in the US, three in Mexico and another three in Canada.
A little over five months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins, we now know the cities that will host the 2026 World Cup, which for the first time will have 48 teams in the competition.
Here are the host cities for the 2026 World Cup:
USA
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas
houston
Kansas City
The Angels
Miami
New York/New Jersey
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterey
Canada
toronto
vancouver
It will be the second time that the United States has hosted the World Cup after the first in 1994, and the third time for Mexico, which also hosted in 1970 and 1984. It will be the first time that a World Cup match has been held. Men's World Cup in Canada, although the country hosted the Women's World Cup in 2015.
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Host cities could reap huge financial benefits, according to a 2018 US Soccer study, with more than $5 billion in economic activity created in North America.
The study noted that the cities chosen to host World Cup matches could have an estimated economic activity between US$160 million and US$620 million.
With information from Matias Grez*
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