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Edmonton is officially one of three Canadian cities biding to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it was announced Friday.

Twenty-three cities in Canada, the United States and Mexico are willing to host some of the 48 teams expected to compete in the international tournament, which runs every four years, Canada Soccer says.

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The federal government has to date contributed $5 million in funding to support a Canadian bid. The other two Canadian cities in the running are Montreal and Toronto.

“This is a two-staged approach — the first stage is to provide the necessary support to be successful in winning the bid,” federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi said Friday in Edmonton.

He said it was too early to say how much the feds would contribute should the North American “United 2026” bid beat out Morocco to host the tournament.

FIFA will announce the winning bidder June 13. Once a winner is picked, FIFA will choose 16 of the 23 prospective cities to accommodate matches.