The United Bid Committee announced Wednesday that 32 cities across North America could serve as official host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Birmingham, Alabama is not one of them.

The 32 potential host cities include four cities in Canada, three in Mexico and 25 cities in the United States.

In addition to Birmingham, those who didn't make the list include:

Cleveland, Ohio

Indianapolis, Indiana

Jacksonville, Florida

New Orleans, Louisiana

Ottawa, Ontario

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Regina, Saskatchewan

San Antonio, Texas.

Why didn't Birmingham and others make the cut?

The Official Host City selection process takes into account various factors such as city profile, stadium and support facilities (training sites, hotels) and services (e.g., transportation).

"We received applications from 41 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States and narrowed the list after a comprehensive review of each of the communities and facilities. The 32 cities that we have identified as potential host cities, on their own and together, are prepared to welcome soccer fans from around the world. They are more than capable of helping fulfill the shared vision and ambition of FIFA and the United Bid in shaping the future of soccer in North America," John Kristick, Executive Director of the United Bid Committee, said. "While not every city will move forward as a potential host city, we were so impressed by all the applicants that we will continue to engage with all the cities as part of our hosting strategy and we will welcome the opportunity to work with FIFA to further expand our hosting concept to ensure the broadest possible impact for this spectacular event."

The United Bid Committee will continue engaging with the nine cities that are not advancing to the next stage of the candidate host city process. Those cities, along with others, are being considered as possible locations for Team Base Camps or other competition-related events leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Each of the 32 potential host cities features existing or already planned stadiums and other world-class infrastructure, meeting or exceeding the requirements outlined by FIFA.

Representatives from the 32 potential host cities will travel to Houston, Texas during the week of Nov. 13 for a working session with the United Bid Committee.

"As we move to the next stage of the bid process, we're even more confident we have everything needed to deliver the largest, most compelling FIFA World Cup in history and help accelerate the growth of soccer across North America and around the world," United Bid Chairman Sunil Gulati said in a release. "We have more than double the number of cities required to stage matches in 2026. We have a vision for growing the game and engaging fans as never before. Our biggest challenge will be finding ways to honor the enthusiasm of all the people across Canada, Mexico and the United States through the development of our united hosting concept."

Here are the cities selected

Canada (4)

Edmonton, Alberta

Montreal, Quebec

Toronto, Ontario

Vancouver, British Columbia

Mexico (3)

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Mexico City, Mexico

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon

United States (25)