Sources: Vegas to host World Cup draw on Dec. 5

Las Vegas volition big the 2026 World Cup gully connected Dec. 5, multiple sources person told ESPN.

Sources told ESPN that Vegas is the chosen metropolis aft venues successful Canada and Mexico were ruled retired for the recently expanded tournament, which volition beryllium played with 48 teams alternatively of 32 crossed the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Pachuca enforcement Pedro Cedillo, who is campaigning for Mexico to beryllium the tract for World Cup grooming camps, precocious told ESPN helium expected the gully to instrumentality spot successful Vegas.

"December 5th, if I'm not mistaken, is precisely the time the gully takes place, oregon astatine the opening of December," helium said.

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"I recognize it volition beryllium successful Las Vegas, and that's wherever we request to beryllium contiguous to supply accusation astir the metropolis of Pachuca, the authorities of Hidalgo, and the 2 venues we have."

In 1994, erstwhile the United States past hosted the World Cup, the gully was held astatine the Las Vegas Convention Center. But that venue, on with others, are already booked for Dec. 5.

Sources person told ESPN that the front-running venue is The Sphere, which opened 2 years ago, features a 54,000 square-meter surface and has capableness for 17,500 people.

ESPN Mexico's Omar Flores Aldana and Ricardo Cariño contributed to this report.