{"id":2465,"date":"2022-12-18T20:59:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T20:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2465"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:25","slug":"2026-world-cup-hosts-accept-diplomatic-takeover-from-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/magazine\/sports\/fifacup2022\/2026-world-cup-hosts-accept-diplomatic-takeover-from-qatar\/2022\/12\/18\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Cup hosts accept diplomatic takeover from Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lusail,<\/span> Qatar<\/span> (AP)<\/span> December,18–<\/span> Diplomatic<\/span> delegations<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> three<\/span> host<\/span> nations<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 2026<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> travelled<\/span> to<\/span> Qatar<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> handover<\/span> ceremony<\/span> ahead<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> final<\/span> between<\/span> France<\/span> and<\/span> Argentina.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Mexico<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span> Canada<\/span> will<\/span> host<\/span> the<\/span> most significant\u00a0soccer<\/span> events<\/span> in<\/span> three<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> half<\/span> years.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> couldn’t<\/span> be<\/span> more<\/span> excited.<\/span> We<\/span> are<\/span> already<\/span> gearing<\/span> up<\/span> for<\/span> 2026<\/span> and<\/span> look<\/span> forward<\/span> to<\/span> welcoming<\/span> fans<\/span> worldwide.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qatar’s<\/span> Sheikh<\/span> Alia<\/span> Al-Thani,<\/span> the<\/span> UN<\/span> ambassador,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> host<\/span> country<\/span> “sets<\/span> the<\/span> bar<\/span> high,”<\/span> Greenfield<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThe<\/span> most<\/span> important<\/span> thing<\/span> to<\/span> remember<\/span> is<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Cup<\/span> goes<\/span> beyond<\/span> things<\/span> and<\/span> plays<\/span> an<\/span> extraordinary<\/span> role<\/span> in<\/span> uniting<\/span> people<\/span> and<\/span> nations<\/span> and<\/span> building<\/span> lasting<\/span> friendships.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> 2026<\/span> tournament<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> held<\/span> in<\/span>\u00a016<\/span> cities.<\/span>
\n<\/span>The schedule has been set as it has been planned to be organised that matches would be held 11<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> US,<\/span> 3<\/span> in<\/span> Mexico<\/span> and<\/span> 2<\/span> in<\/span> Canada.<\/span> Argentina<\/span> won<\/span> the<\/span> title<\/span> after<\/span> beating<\/span> France<\/span> 4-2<\/span> on<\/span> penalties<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> 3-3<\/span> draw<\/span> in<\/span> Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lusail, Qatar (AP) December,18– Diplomatic delegations from the three host nations of the 2026 World Cup travelled to Qatar on Sunday for a handover ceremony ahead of the final between France and Argentina. The United States, Mexico\u00a0and Canada will host the most significant\u00a0soccer events in three and a half years. “We couldn’t be more excited. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[372,1,24],"tags":[269,340,350,365,368,408,524],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QATR.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions\/2468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}