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Trump asks FIFA to award another World Cup to U.S., suggests excluding Canada, Mexico
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Trump asks FIFA to award another World Cup to U.S., suggests excluding Canada, Mexico

From Vanguard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Donald Trump urged FIFA to award future World Cups solely to the United States, excluding Canada and Mexico.
  • He suggested FIFA consider other hosts before returning the tournament to the U.S. and mentioned a potential U.S.-China co-hosting idea.
  • The U.S. is currently co-hosting the 2026 World Cup with Canada and Mexico, while future tournaments are already awarded through 2034.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called on FIFA to exclusively award future men's World Cups to the United States, suggesting the country should not share hosting duties with Canada and Mexico. Trump made these remarks at a FIFA World Cup reception held at Trump Tower in New York ahead of the tournament's final match.

You should choose the United States of America again. This time we will leave Canada and Mexico out.

— Donald TrumpAddressing FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a World Cup reception in New York.

"You should choose the United States of America again. This time we will leave Canada and Mexico out," Trump stated, addressing FIFA President Gianni Infantino. He also proposed that FIFA select other nations to host tournaments before bringing the World Cup back to the U.S., a move he believes would appease critics. "Pick somebody else for the next one, and that will take some of the anger, hatred and steam out of everyone," he added.

Trump also mentioned an idea floated by Infantino for a future tournament potentially co-hosted by the United States and China. "But Gianni also had another idea. He said we could do China and United States, so you have a nice short flight between games. The players would love that," Trump recounted.

Pick somebody else for the next one, and that will take some of the anger, hatred and steam out of everyone.

— Donald TrumpSuggesting FIFA should select other hosts before returning the World Cup to the U.S.

The next men's World Cup available for bidding is the 2038 edition. FIFA has already allocated the 2030 tournament to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, with preliminary matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 World Cup. Under FIFA's rotation policies, North American and Oceanian countries are eligible to bid for the 2038 tournament, with the bidding process expected to commence years in advance. The U.S. is currently a co-host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico.

But Gianni also had another idea. He said we could do China and United States, so you have a nice short flight between games. The players would love that.

— Donald TrumpRecounting a potential co-hosting idea involving the U.S. and China.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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