President Trump ready to welcome 'biggest sporting event' to North America

Trump says having the World Cup in North America will be like hosting numerous Super Bowls

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00:00We'll set up the group stage of competition.

00:0348 teams will play in 104 games across 16 North American cities

00:08from Seattle to Vancouver to Atlanta to Miami.

00:11It's going to be so exciting for our country.

00:14The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be one of the largest and most complex events.

00:19This will be one of the greatest events, one of the largest.

00:21In a way, it's like Johnny said it better.

00:23It's like having many Super Bowls in a short period of time.

00:26Because each one of these games essentially is a Super Bowl.

00:30Some of them are bigger than Super Bowls, actually.

00:33But they're essentially, each one of these games is like a Super Bowl.

00:36The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest, most complex set of events in sports history.