Who will host the 2022 World Cup?

United States

Former President Bill Clinton appeared before the FIFA executive committee to make the case that the United States already has what is necessary to host the World Cup – transit, stadia, accommodations – in place. When the Cup last took place in the United States in 1994, it saw 3.6 million attendees – the largest attendance in the history of the tournament (based on the stadia in the 18 proposed host cities, almost 5 million sellable tickets are projected for a 2022 tournament).

Detractors of the United States as a host country emphasize the fact that the United States hosted the tournament only 16 years ago. FIFA also cited a “medium” legal risk in the US hosting the tournament due to a lack of government guarantees.

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