Montreal has dropped out of the 2026 World Cup host city selection process.
Canada Soccer announced Tuesday morning that Montreal will not continue the selection process as a candidate host city.
Reasons as to why Montreal decided not to continue wasn’t immediately known.
Canada has two remaining candidates to host games – Edmonton and Toronto.
“We thank the City of Montreal for their participation in the bid process and look forward to continuing our collaboration with the respective municipal and provincial governments along with the Government of Canada in support of the selection of Edmonton, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario as host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026,” Canada Soccer said in a statement.
That left 22 cities in three countries – Mexico, the United States and Canada – vying to become hosts.
They are:
Canada
Edmonton
Toronto
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Monterrey
USA
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Cincinnati
Dallas
Denver
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
Nashville
New York/New Jersey
Orlando
Philadelphia
San Francisco Bay Area
Seattle
Washington