In May of this year FIFA instituted a deadline of August 11th for member associations to bid to host the 2026 World Cup. This ruling came after the joint CONCACAF bid for the 2026 World Cup between the United States, Mexico, and Canada had been submitted in April. The 2026 World Cup is open to bids only from the Americas, Africa and Oceania. Europe and Asia were ineligible because those continents will host the next two World Cups, 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar.
Argentina and Uruguay are expected to make a joint bid for World Cup 2030 as it marks the 100 year anniversary of the tournament that began in South America.