FIFA votes to elect host of 2026 World Cup today 

FIFA members will be voting today to elect the host of the 2026 World Cup.  

The finalists include Morocco, which would be the only second African country to host international soccer's quadrennial championship if voted for, and a united North American bid by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 

The vote to take place on the eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, will be the first under new rules established after the soccer world was rocked with corruption three years ago when U.S. investigators revealed generations of FIFA executives were involved in bribery schemes spanning decades.  

Since the scandal, FIFA has taken promising steps towards fixing its problems and improving its reputation, including adding women to the executive board for the first time and becoming more transparent about its voting procedures. 

This is the first time the World Cup will be awarded by a vote of all member organizations, not a small cadre of FIFA executives. 

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