US President Donald Trump said that the next FIFA World Cup should be entrusted to the United States again, but this time without Canada and Mexico. According to him, China could be the second host country of the tournament. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

According to the Associated Press, Trump made the unexpected proposal during a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in New York. He stated that the United States should host the World Cup on its own again.

"Next time you should choose the US again. This time we are ready to host the World Cup without Canada and Mexico. Back then I was very generous and let them join. Now let's do this: we'll do without them, choose ourselves, and next time invite someone else," Trump said.

The American leader also noted that Infantino allegedly supported the idea and suggested holding the future tournament jointly with China. According to Trump, such a decision would allow teams to make "short flights between matches."

During a press conference, the FIFA president called the 2026 World Cup "the greatest World Cup of all time" and thanked Trump for supporting the tournament. In response, the White House head said the world championship had become "the most successful sporting event, possibly in the history of mankind," adding that the US turned out to be a much more footballing country than he had assumed.

Trump also thanked Infantino for lifting the suspension of US national team striker Folarin Balogun, calling it a "great decision."

It is expected that on July 19, Trump will attend the 2026 World Cup final in East Rutherford, where the national teams of Argentina and Spain will meet. After the match, the US president is to present the winner with the main trophy.

According to FIFA's already approved calendar, the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, with one match each in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina. The 2034 tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia. The nearest available cycle for which the US can bid as host of the world championship is the 2038 World Cup.