The United States may bid to host the 2038 World Cup — Andrew Giuliani

The United States is considering a bid to host the 2038 World Cup, according to Andrew Giuliani, director of the White House's World Cup team. Currently, the United States It is one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup along with Canada and Mexico. This tournament has expanded from 32 teams to 48 teams. Giuliani said While FIFA may consider expanding the format to 64 teams starting with the 2030 World Cup, he believes the United States It has the potential to support such expansion. “When you think that this World Cup could expand to 64 teams in the future. I think the United States It's manageable,” Giuliani said. He added that he would wait until after this World Cup, on July 19, before making bids for 2038 or any other tournament. Next in hosting order, the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with three opening venues in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tournament. The 2034 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia and the 2038 World Cup will be the next tournament to begin the bidding process. Despite the readiness of the infrastructure But the United States' hosting of the 2026 World Cup has been controversial and criticized on many fronts. In this year's tournament, the United States hosted 78 of the 104 matches, previously in April. Several groups have issued warnings to fans, players, journalists and visitors to exercise caution if traveling to the United States, with more than 120 organizations jointly issuing travel warnings. It cited problems with the Trump administration's crackdown on labor migration as one factor. There has also been criticism of the rising cost of travel in the United States. During the World Cup On the issue of international relations, being the host of the United States also affects the granting of visas to some teams. For example, an Iranian technical team was denied a visa to enter the country. This caused the training center to be moved from Arizona to a base in Tijuana. Mexico and faced strict travel restrictions during the competition. Giuliani confirmed that he had discussions with President Donald Trump. Trump on US capabilities To host the World Cup again “There is no country better suited than the United States to host the World Cup. And I think we're seeing that on social media,” he said, pointing out that traveling fans might find the Americans friendly. It has excellent infrastructure. And many football stadiums have already been built. This raises the cost of hosting the United States. lower than other countries That may require a budget of tens of billions of dollars. Giuliani also said it was a heartening sight to see the world's love for the United States on the occasion of the country's 250th anniversary. "It's very heartfelt."