France to support Morocco, not U.S.-led bid, in 2026 World Cup voting | MUK Sports

U.S. soccer president Sunil Gulati is confident that North America's infrastructure will support its World Cup joint bid. ICC organizer Charlie Stillitano suggests Morocco's late 2026 World Cup bid is no match for the North American joint bid. France will vote for Morocco to stage the 2026 World Cup and not the bid prepared by the United States, Canada and Mexico, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet told L'Equipe. Morocco will go head to head with the North American bid when all of FIFA's 211 member nations vote on the host on June 13, the day before Russia and Saudi Arabia kick off this year's competition. "I don't see myself not supporting a country that is close to us," Le Graet said. "Africa has only had one World Cup....
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