• Task Force was established by Donald Trump, President of the United States
• The organisation will oversee preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and FIFA World Cup 26™
• President Trump: “This group will help plan the biggest, safest and most extraordinary soccer tournament in history”
Donald Trump, President of the United States, hosted the first White House Task Force meeting today, set up to oversee preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and FIFA World Cup 26, and confirmed that it will “help plan the biggest, safest and most extraordinary soccer tournament in history.”
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, and Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, among other members of the U.S. Government and the FIFA Administration, also attended the meeting in Washington, D.C. The U.S. President confirmed Andrew Giuliani as the Executive Director of the Task Force, as well as the appointment of Carlos Cordeiro, Senior Advisor to the FIFA President, as a Senior Advisor to the Task Force.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he was heartened by the consistent support and commitment from President Trump’s government.
“The entire world will focus on the United States of America, and America will welcome the world. Everyone who wants to come here to enjoy, to have fun, to celebrate the game will be able to do that in the host cities, in the 11 cities all over the country.”
