South American bid to host 2026 World Cup: Uruguay, Colombia, Peru to host Chile

The South American bid to host the 2026 World Cup has been submitted to FIFA, with Uruguay, Colombia, Peru and Chile as the proposed host nations.

The bid, which was officially launched in April 2023, is seen as a strong contender to host the tournament, with the four countries having a strong history of hosting major sporting events.

Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930, while Colombia hosted the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Peru hosted the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while Chile hosted the 2015 Copa América.

The bid has been met with support from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who said that he was "very impressed" with the plans for the tournament.

Infantino said that the South American bid "has the potential to be a very successful World Cup" and that he was "looking forward to working with the bid committee to make it a reality".

The bid committee has said that it is confident that it can host a successful World Cup and that it is "ready to work with FIFA to make it the best World Cup ever".

The South American bid is one of three bids that have been submitted to FIFA to host the 2026 World Cup.

The other two bids are from the United States and Morocco.

FIFA will select the host nation for the 2026 World Cup in May 2024.