CONCACAF will discuss a possible joint bid for the 2026 World Cup, according to Simon Evans of REUTERS. President Victor Montagliani said on Thursday that a "planned wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would not present an obstacle to co-hosting the event." Montagliani said that CONCACAF would "encourage co-hosting for the 2026 World Cup." He added that a "three-way bid" with the U.S., Mexico and Canada was "one option but did not rule out games in Central America or the Caribbean." For Montagliani, FIFA's "welcoming of joint bids and the expansion of the tournament to 48 teams from 32" in '26 meant a multinational bid "made sense." Montagliani said that he "did not believe that a controversial border wall to stem illegal immigration," which was one of U.S. President Donald Trump's "biggest campaign promises," would have any "negative impact on a bid from the region." Montagliani: "Trump has been pretty consistent in his support of global events and sport throughout his career as a businessman. I am not sure I would see that necessarily changing now that he is a president" (REUTERS, 2/16).