<P> The FIFA Council went back and forth between 2013 and 2017 on limitations within hosting rotation based on the continental confederations . Originally , it was set that bids to be host would not be allowed from countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments . It was temporarily changed to only prohibit countries belonging to the confederation that hosted the previous World Cup from bidding to host the following tournament , before the rule was changed back to its prior state of two World Cups . However , the FIFA Council did make an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second - to - last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements . In March 2017 , FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that `` Europe ( UEFA ) and Asia ( AFC ) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively . '' Therefore , the 2026 World Cup could be hosted by one of the remaining four confederations : CONCACAF ( last hosted in 1994 ) , CAF ( last hosted in 2010 ) , CONMEBOL ( last hosted in 2014 ) , or OFC ( never hosted before ) , or potentially by UEFA in case no bid from those four met the requirements . </P>
<P> The FIFA Council went back and forth between 2013 and 2017 on limitations within hosting rotation based on the continental confederations . Originally , it was set that bids to be host would not be allowed from countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments . It was temporarily changed to only prohibit countries belonging to the confederation that hosted the previous World Cup from bidding to host the following tournament , before the rule was changed back to its prior state of two World Cups . However , the FIFA Council did make an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second - to - last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements . In March 2017 , FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that `` Europe ( UEFA ) and Asia ( AFC ) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively . '' Therefore , the 2026 World Cup could be hosted by one of the remaining four confederations : CONCACAF ( last hosted in 1994 ) , CAF ( last hosted in 2010 ) , CONMEBOL ( last hosted in 2014 ) , or OFC ( never hosted before ) , or potentially by UEFA in case no bid from those four met the requirements . </P>
where 's the next world cup gon na be
where 's the next world cup gon na be
2022
2022