Trump made the remarks on Friday during a FIFA World Cup reception at Trump Tower in New York ahead of Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina, where he praised the tournament and addressed FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
“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 award the next available tournament to another country 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,” he said.
Trump further revealed that Infantino had proposed the idea of a future World Cup jointly hosted by the United States and China.
“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 added.
The next men’s World Cup open for bidding is the 2038 edition.
FIFA has already awarded the 2030 World Cup to Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with opening matches to be staged in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark the tournament’s centenary, while Saudi Arabia will host 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 bidding process expected to begin in the coming years.
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