president Donald Trump We have created a task force to prepare on Friday 2026 World Cupbringing Glove’s best soccer tournaments to North America.
“I think it’s going to be even more exciting,” Trump said of playing the World Cup amid a keen rhetoric among host country leaders. “Tension is good.”
The Trump-chaired task force coordinates the security and planning of the federal tournament, which is expected to attract millions of tourists to the US, Canada and Mexico.
“It’s a great honor for our country to have that,” Trump said of the World Cup after meeting with officials at FIFA, the International Football Governance Agency. He said he wanted to participate in multiple games.
Preparations are rising across the continent alongside tensions between the US and its neighbors as Trump repeatedly threatens to impose tariffs before it retreated, sucking up markets and leading to fears of a trade war and economic downturn. He also speaks lightly of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, museing about Canada becoming a US province, boosting national pride north of the border.
The 2026 World Cup will expand to 48 teams, playing in 104 matches across three countries. first time The tournament will be divided between countries. 78 games, 104 of the games will be played in the US, with 13 games each in Mexico and Canada, six games per day. final It will be played July 19th at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the task force ensures that each visitor traveling from all over the world “feels safe, happy and we feel special.”
“So we’re here to create and create the best shows on the planet ever,” Infantino said. He gave Trump a personalized game ball and announced an elaborate trophy to go to the winner of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cupahead of next year’s national team matchup, top soccer clubs will be playing against each other this summer.
Trump later brought Infantino to show off his trophy at the start of the White House cryptocurrency summit. He said the United States, where soccer is gaining popularity but remains a niche sport, is a major growth area for football.
Infantino has implemented an eye-opening security and logistics challenge for the host government to host three Super Bowls daily for a month.
The Trump administration will face its second test at the 2028 global sports stage, when the Summer Olympics are held in California, since it was hosted by Salt Lake City in 2002.
