the bidding process was originally scheduled to start in 2015, with the appointment of hosts scheduled for the fifa congress on 10 may 2017 in kuala lumpur, malaysia. on 10 june 2015, fifa announced that the bid process for the 2026 fifa world cup was postponed. however, following the fifa council meeting on 10 may 2016, a new bid schedule was announced for may 2020 as the last in a four-phase process. the united bid (canada/mexico/united states) were awarded the 2026 world cup with 134 votes over morocco with 65 votes and none of the bids only 1 vote from iran.