United State President Donald Trump has urged FIFA to award a future men’s World Cup exclusively to the United States, saying the next tournament hosted by the country should not be shared with Canada and Mexico.
Trump made the comments on Friday during a FIFA World Cup reception at Trump Tower in New York ahead of Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina. Addressing FIFA President Gianni Infantino, he commended the competition before making his proposal.
“You should choose the United States of America again. This time we will leave Canada and Mexico out,” Trump said.
He also suggested that FIFA select another country to host the tournament before returning it to the United States.
“Pick somebody else for the next one, and that will take some of the anger, hatred and steam out of everyone.”
Trump further revealed that Infantino had mentioned the possibility of a future World Cup jointly 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,” he said.
The next men’s World Cup available for bidding is the 2038 edition.
FIFA has already confirmed Spain, Portugal and Morocco as co-hosts of the 2030 tournament, with the opening matches to be played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark the competition’s centenary. Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 World Cup.
Under FIFA’s hosting rotation policy, countries from North America and Oceania will be eligible to bid for the 2038 tournament, with the selection process expected to begin several years in advance.
The United States is currently co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico, making it the first men’s World Cup to be jointly hosted by three nations.
