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Today, Explained

Trump’s World Cup

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The biggest sporting event is coming to North America this year. Here’s what it means that President Trump will get to host the world. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Astead Herndon. President Donald Trump places the FIFA Peace Prize around his neck after receiving it from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The biggest sporting event in the world is coming to the U.S.

0:06.0

No, not the Olympics. The FIFA Men's World Cup.

0:11.0

48 national teams, 16 host cities, and the final right here at MetLife Stadium.

0:17.0

Now, if you're going, don't tell me, because I will either die of jealousy or make a stupid financial decision.

0:24.1

The World Cup is my Super Bowl, and in fact, it's way bigger than the Super Bowl, with nine times the global viewers.

0:31.0

It's also expected to attract a million tourists to the U.S. this summer.

0:35.6

This, of course, has caught the attention of one President Trump, who is already seeking

0:41.0

to shape the tournament in his image.

0:43.3

You look at the numbers, nobody's ever seen anything like the kind of numbers we're

0:47.2

doing.

0:48.5

The early ticket sales are through the roof.

0:50.7

So how and why did Donald Trump come to love soccer?

0:57.6

That's coming up on Today Explain from Vox.

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