Trump to sign executive order establishing White House Task Force for 2026 FIFA World Cup

President Donald Trump volition motion an enforcement bid Friday establishing a White House Task Force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which volition beryllium hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, a White House authoritative told Fox News Digital. 

Trump volition serve arsenic the seat of the task force, portion Vice President JD Vance volition service arsenic the vice chair, the authoritative confirmed. An enforcement director, who has not been named, volition negociate and oversee regular operations. 

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement successful the Roosevelt Room astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)

The extremity of the task unit volition beryllium to oversee preparations for the tourney and volition comprise Trump’s furniture and cardinal authorities agencies. According to the official, the task unit volition besides enactment with national agencies successful planning, organizing, and executing the World Cup. 

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Expected to beryllium 1 of the largest planetary sporting events, big cities are anticipating astir fractional a cardinal visitors with a imaginable economical interaction of up to $480 cardinal that volition payment the tourism, hospitality and retail industries. 

The planetary tournament, spanning North America, volition statesman successful June 2026 and is the archetypal World Cup successful much than 2 decades that volition instrumentality spot successful aggregate countries. 

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