美國、加拿大、墨西哥宣佈聯合申辦2026年世界盃

The United States, Canada and Mexico have announced they will make a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup.

近日，美國，加拿大，墨西哥三國對外宣佈，他們將聯合申辦2026年世界盃。

It will be the first tournament after the expansion from 32 teams to 48 and, if successful, would be the first time a World Cup has been shared by three hosts.

2026年世界盃將是參賽隊伍由32支擴軍至48支以來的首次大賽。倘若這三個國家競標成功，這也將成爲首屆由三個國家聯合主辦的世界盃比賽。

The proposal would be for the USA to host 60 matches, with 10 games each in Canada and Mexico. The decision on who will host the event will be made in 2020.

根據提議，美國將主辦60場比賽，而加拿大，墨西哥各舉辦10場比賽。這場足球盛會由哪個國家主辦將在2020年決定。

That is three years later than originally scheduled because of corruption allegations surrounding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar.

這一決定期限相比以往的安排推遲了三年，這是因爲2018年和2022年世界盃分別由俄羅斯和卡塔爾舉辦，涉嫌腐敗指控。

The USA staged the 1994 World Cup, which had the highest average attendance in the tournament's history, while Mexico was the first nation to host the event twice, in 1970 and 1986. Canada hosted the 2015 women's World Cup.

美國舉辦了1994年的世界盃，這是世界盃有史以來平均上座率最高的一次。而墨西哥則是第一個舉辦過兩次世界盃的國家，分別在1970年和1986年。加拿大則舉辦了2015年的女足世界盃。

US President Donald Trump has promised to build a border wall between the USA and Mexico but Sunil Gulati, president of the US Soccer Federation, said Trump is "supportive" of the bid and had "encouraged" it.

美國總統唐納德·特朗普曾堅決要在美國和墨西哥的邊境修建隔離牆，但是美國足球協會主席蘇尼爾·古拉提稱，特朗普總統“支持”此次並“鼓勵”此次聯合申辦。

'The United States, Mexico and Canada have individually demonstrated their exceptional abilities to host world-class events', added Gulati. 'When our nations come together as one - as we will for 2026 - there is no question the United States, Mexico and Canada will deliver an experience that will celebrate the game and serve players, supporters and partners alike.'

古拉提補充說道：“美國、墨西哥和加拿大都已經單獨證明過他們在舉辦國際級賽事方面的傑出能力。當我們三個國家齊心協力--就像我們會在2026年世界盃時做的那樣，一定會給運動員、支持者和志同道合的夥伴帶來一場足球盛宴。”