<P> During the bidding process, there were 49 venues in 43 cities contacted to be part of the bid . 41 cities with 45 venues responded and submitted to be part of the bid (3 venues in 3 cities in Mexico, 8 venues in 6 cities in Canada and 38 venues in 34 cities in the United States). A first round elimination cut 9 venues and 9 cities, then a second round elimination cut 9 venues in 6 cities, reducing the total number to 23 venues, each in their own city or metropolitan area . The 23 candidate cities and venues will be narrowed down to 16 in 2020 or 2021 (3 in Canada, 3 in Mexico, and 10 in the United States): </P> <Dl> <Dd> A denotes a stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournaments (United States and Mexico only) </Dd> <Dd> A denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> A denotes a stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournaments (United States and Mexico only) </Dd> <Dd> A denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof . </Dd>

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