Fifa’s member associations meet ⁠in Vancouver on Thursday for their annual congress, a usually routine gathering that carries greater weight this year with the 2026 World Cup less than two months away and several questions still hanging over the first 48-team edition of the tournament.

The biggest World Cup in history will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to ‌July 19.

One of the clearest concerns is cost.

The sheer scale of staging a tournament across North America, with long-haul travel, differing tax regimes and significant operational demands, has prompted unease among some participating nations.

Uefa has passed on concerns from several European associations that teams could find it difficult to break even unless they progress deep into the competition.

Fifa, for its part, is expected to point to the unprecedented commercial strength of the tournament.