<P> Co-hosting the FIFA World Cup--which had been banned by FIFA after the 2002 World Cup--was approved for the 2026 World Cup, though not limited to a specific number but instead evaluated on a case - by - case basis . Also by 2026, the FIFA general secretariat, after consultation with the Competitions Committee, will have the power to exclude bidders who do not meet the minimum technical requirements to host the competition . </P> <P> Canada, Mexico and the United States had all publicly considered bidding for the tournament separately, but the United joint bid was announced on 10 April 2017 . The United bid contacted 48 venues in 43 cities (3 venues in 3 cities in Mexico, 8 venues in 6 cities in Canada and 37 venues in 34 cities in the United States). This bid was ultimately cut down to 23 venues in 23 cities (3 in Canada, 3 in Mexico and 17 in the United States; the American venues will be cut down to 10 for a total of 16 venues for the tournament). Morocco announced its bid in August 2017, and had 14 proposed venues in 12 cities . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Allowed to vote </Th> <Th> Banned from voting </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Voted for United bid </Td> <Td> Canada / Mexico / United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Voted for Moroccan bid </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Voted for neither </Td> <Td> Sanctioned by FIFA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abstained from voting </Td> <Td> Not a FIFA member </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Allowed to vote </Th> <Th> Banned from voting </Th> </Tr>

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