The bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been suspended, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has announced.The decision on the next available tournament, which will follow those planned for Russia and Qatar, comes amid allegations of widespread corruption and bribery at Fifa. The decision on the hosts was due to be made in Kuala Lumpur in May 2017.The United States, who narrowly missed out to Qatar for the 2022 tournament, will remain the favourites to host the tournament.Morocco, Colombia, Mexico and Canada (who are currently hosting the Women's World Cup) are also thought to be contenders.Meanwhile, the scandal-hit world body will hold an extraordinary executive committee meeting in July to discuss dates for the election to replace president Sepp Blatter , who announced his resignation next week.Soccer's governing body said in a statement that there were "various date options" for the extraordinary Congress and did not confirm a report by the BBC that the election would take place on Dec. 16.Last week, Domenico Scala, head of FIFA's audit and compliance committee and the man responsible for overseeing the election, said it could take place any time between December and March.The BBC said that mid-December was Blatter's preferred option for electing a new president.