Overview
- Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House World Cup task force, publicly suggested the United States could consider a candidacy to host the 2038 FIFA World Cup but said no bid has been submitted to FIFA.
- Giuliani argued U.S. stadium infrastructure and the logistical experience of co-hosting the 2026 tournament make the country well placed to host another World Cup.
- Discussion of a possible expansion of the World Cup to 64 teams figures into U.S. thinking because a larger field would require more venues and logistics than prior editions.
- A formal U.S. bid would follow FIFA’s multi-year bid process and would be contingent on FIFA decisions about tournament format, timeline, and host selection rules.
- For now the effort is exploratory with U.S. officials focused on completing the 2026 tournament successfully before any formal steps toward 2038 are taken.