It would also be the first time three nations have held the tournament together-the only other joint bid was the 2002 shared World Cup between South Korea and Japan.
"The president of the United States is fully supportive and encouraged us to have this joint bid", Gulati said, The Guardian reported.
The bid also comes at a time while the current US president, Donald Trump, has implemented an aggressive stance on immigration enforcement and wants to build a wall at the US-Mexico border.
In a letter seen by The Associated Press, the United States, Canada and Mexico soccer federations ask FIFA to consider their request next month at its congress in Bahrain.
Of course, this makes sense for various reasons, including having more time to plan for the tournament, which will feature 48 teams for the first time. Trump's politics are important to this bid. 2026 World Cup soccer games could be played in a number of modern stadiums across North America, including MetLi.
The United States also burnished its credentials as a major tournament host with last year's 16-team Copa America Centenario. "The requirements will be clear". With a joint bid, leaders of all three soccer federations are hopeful the individual costs for each country will be significantly less.
"Should the cooperative bid. not satisfy the technical bid requirements, the bidding process will be re-opened to all Member Associations under the conditions set out by the FIFA Council", the North American officials wrote in their letter.
The 10 April announcement was made at One World Observatory in NY on the 102nd and top floor of the One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
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Gulati added: "We think it's terrific for soccer in the region". The bid had been rumored for a few weeks but the three have now announced it today.
"The U.S. was at the same point we are now 20 years ago in terms of changing the game into a real professional entity".
In some ways, the growth of soccer in Canada hinges on the success of the mega-bid, which will be voted on by or before 2020.
Gulati said the initial plan was for 60 of the 80 World Cup games to be played in the U.S., with Canada and Mexico hosting 10 each. Ultimately, this will still predominantly be a US -led effort.
The U.S. -led bid expects 60 games to be played in that country, with 10 in Canada and 10 in Mexico. All matches from the quarter-finals onwards would be in the US.
The decision on who will host the event will be made in 2020. England appeared to be the favourite for the 2018 World Cup, but was beaten out by Russian Federation. Federation Internationale de Football Association is soccer's world governing body. Even perennially bad Canada?
Africa, whose only World Cup was in South Africa in 2010, however, would be able to bid and Morocco is the most likely candidate. The North American and South American countries have the sole right to bid for 2026 and 2030 World Cup.
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