The United States, Canada and Mexico will host the 2026 World Cup, after the joint bid of the three countries beat Morocco.
The North American bid earned a total of 134 votes, while Morocco garnered 65.
It marks the first time the World Cup will be held in more than one country since 2002, when South Korea and Japan shared hosting duties.
Three countries have never shared the duties before. The US, however, hosted the country on its own merit in 1994, while Mexico have twice before organised the tournament, in 1970 and in 1986.
The move is significant for both the United States and Canada, with each team failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, which gets underway on Thursday.
The USA shockingly finished fifth in a group of six countries in the fifth round of qualification, only ahead of Trinidad and Tobago.
Canada, meanwhile, did not even make it that far, finishing third behind Mexico, ironically, and Honduras, in the fourth round.
The country has competed in just one World Cup in its history, qualifying for the 1986 tournament and failing to collect a single point from three matches.
Mexico, meanwhile, finished top of the qualification pool and will face Germany, Sweden and South Korea in Group F.
By Harry Sherlock
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