2026 World Cup: a task force at the White House created by Donald Trump, which he will chair himself

"FIFA President Gianni Infantino, in a visit to The White House in Washington DC (USA), has met the President of the United States Donald Trump and thanked him for setting a special task force to oversee preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the 2026 World Cup, saying it reaffirms the American government's commitment to hosting the two events," said the international body on 07/03/2025.

Donald Trump will personally head this task force and James D. Vance, Vice President of the United States, will be its Vice Chairman (article 2, paragraph b of the Executive order). This task force will oversee, with federal agencies, security, logistics and other key areas of preparation for the 23^rd FIFA World Cup, the first edition with 48 teams (instead of 32 from 1998 to 2022) and 104 matches (instead of 64) and the 2025 Club World Cup. This World Cup will be "the biggest and most inclusive in the tournament's history," which Gianni Infantino compared to staging "three Super Bowls a day" for one month.

"The United States is a host nation for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be the…