Excitement and disappointment as World Cup 2026 cities named

By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer

Cheers and sighs met FIFA’s announcement of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. The winners included sites like Los Angeles, Mexico City and Toronto. But the big announcement was a disappointment for cities that were on the bubble. The crowd at a watch party in Washington D.C., was sullen when the last of the cities was announced. It was just the third time that a nation’s capital has not been included as a host city.  A similar scene played out in Denver. That was in contrast to the cheers in Kansas City.