{"id":26410,"date":"2015-06-10T11:32:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T10:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/new\/?p=26410"},"modified":"2015-06-10T11:32:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T10:32:48","slug":"fifa-delays-2026-world-cup-bidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/fifa-delays-2026-world-cup-bidding\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA delays 2026 World Cup bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said it was &#8220;a nonsense&#8221; to begin the process in the current climate.<\/p>\n<p>The vote to decide who will host the 2026 World Cup is due to take place in Kuala Lumpur in May 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The United States are frontrunners to stage the tournament, but Canada, Mexico and Colombia are also thought to be interested.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and Qatar were selected to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups by a secret ballot of Fifa&#8217;s 22 executive members in December 2010.<\/p>\n<p>But Swiss prosecutors are now investigating alleged financial irregularities surrounding the bidding process.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Us<\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_32x32_style addthis_default_style\"> <a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_follow\" addthis:userid=\"pages\/NewMailNG\/156576314503603\"><\/a> <a class=\"addthis_button_twitter_follow\" addthis:userid=\"NewMailNG\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5328a5e30a5c9646\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been postponed amid allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. 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