Trump announces FIFA draw will take place at Kennedy Center
Well, this, which is uh the winner’s trophy. It is the trophy that the winner of the FIFA World Cup wins. Only the FIFA president, presidents of countries, and then those who win can touch it. Because it’s for winners only, and since you are *** winner, of course you can as well touch it. It’s pretty heavy. It’s the winner trophy. The last one who lifted that is Leo Messi, Lionel Messi of Argentina, and here it is in the Oval Office in the White House. I keep it for you. That’s that’s seriously that it fits well. That goes very well on the wall right over there. We put it right below the angels. It fits well here. That’s beautiful, yeah, until we have to give it to the next winner. That’s fine. That’s, that’s *** beautiful piece of gold. I will say that’s beautiful, yeah, so. €6 billion for the World Cup, 6 million coming to the matches. $30 billion economic impact, 185,000 jobs. This is this will be absolutely fantastic. The biggest event ever.
Trump announces FIFA draw will take place at Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5.Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Trump has made the Kennedy Center a focal point for his efforts to remake Washington, visiting it earlier in the day and talking extensively about renovations to the building. He referred to it as the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”ESPN had previously reported that the draw would be held in Las Vegas.
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5.
Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Trump has made the Kennedy Center a focal point for his efforts to remake Washington, visiting it earlier in the day and talking extensively about renovations to the building. He referred to it as the “Trump-Kennedy Center.”
ESPN had previously reported that the draw would be held in Las Vegas.