President Trump introduced Tuesday that Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York Metropolis Mayor Rudy Giuliani, will head up the White Home job power on the World Cup.
The duty power, established in March through govt order, goals to help within the planning, group and execution of occasions surrounding subsequent month’s FIFA Membership World Cup soccer event and the higher-profile 2026 FIFA World Cup — which incorporates matches in a number of US cities.
“I am proud to announce the appointment of Andrew Giuliani as the Executive Director of the President’s Task Force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” Trump wrote on Reality Social.
Giuliani, 39, served as a particular assistant to the president and affiliate director of the White Home Workplace of Public Liaison throughout Trump’s first time period.
The president famous that in his earlier administration, Giuliani performed “a key role in creating the system that enabled athletes from around the World to re-enter the United States during the Reopening of America in 2020.”
“Additionally, Carlos Cordeiro will serve as Senior Advisor,” Trump introduced. “Carlos is currently Senior Advisor to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), and was previously the President of the United States Soccer Federation, where he was Chairman of the winning bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.”
“I know Andrew and Carlos will work tirelessly to make the 2026 FIFA World Cup an unprecedented success,” the president added. “Congratulations Andrew and Carlos!”
Trump attended the duty power’s first public assembly on the White Home Tuesday and vowed the 2026 World Cup would be the “biggest, safest and most extraordinary soccer tournament in history.”
“We can’t wait to welcome soccer fans from all over the globe,” the president added, noting that his youngest son, Barron, is an enormous fan of the sport.
The previous New York Metropolis mayor’s son was thrust into nationwide popular culture as a younger little one, after late comic Chris Farley spoofed Andrew in a sequence of “Saturday Night Live” skits impressed by the then 7-year-old’s antics throughout his father’s 1994 inaugural mayoral speech – which included blowing kisses at tv cameras, making faces and yelling.
After 4 years within the Trump administration, Andrew launched a bid for the New York governorship in 2021 however got here up brief within the GOP main, ending second to present EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who misplaced to Gov. Kathy Hochul within the 2022 basic election.
The 2026 World Cup will probably be hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.
Matches will happen in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas Metropolis, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and San Francisco from June 11, 2026, via July 19, 2026.
The event of the highest world soccer powers is projected to attract huge crowds and the White Home expects the video games to “significantly” enhance native companies and result in “infrastructure development and job creation.”
“2026 World Cup host cities can expect to see up to 450,000 visitors and a potential net economic impact of up to $480 million,” the White Home mentioned in a March assertion.
The membership World Cup kicks off on June 14 – Trump’s 79th birthday – and runs via July 13. Matches will probably be performed in twelve US cities.
