Attention conspiracy theorists: FIFA announced today the policy of rotating the World Cup between continents will end in 2018, when it was scheduled to be held in a North American, Central American or Carribean country.
Realistically, that meant either the U.S., Mexico or Canada was in line to be the host since they are the only nations in the region with the resources to hold the tournament. That doesn’t mean the U.S. won’t be awarded the tournament, it’s just that there will be more competition, which was apparently the whole idea.
The move was made, not surprisingly, over the protestations of CONCACAF.