Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs- yes, back then, too!- and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbours’ longstanding political and economic alliances.
"The unity of the three nations" was the overriding theme articulated by Carlos Cordeiro, then-president of the US Soccer Federation. “A powerful message,” he called it.
