The vote of where to hold the 2026 World Cup will be held at the FIFA Congress on the eve of the opening match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Photo: AFPRABAT: Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup has been passed by FIFA and will be allowed to proceed to a vote runoff against the North American bid on June 13, a bid official told AFP Friday. "The Moroccan bid has been accepted," Moncef Belkhayat, a former sports minister who sits on the committee, said after the bid passed further scrutiny from football's world governing body. "The 'Task Force' has today confirmed Morocco's technical ability to organise the 2026 World Cup. The vote will be held at the FIFA Congress on the eve of the opening match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2018 21:11 UTC