WASHINGTON: Political and economic tensions between the United States and its 2026 World Cup co-hosts Canada and Mexico will make the tournament more exciting, US President Donald Trump said after signing an executive order to create a task force for the event.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that trade tensions with Mexico and Canada would be a boost for the 2026 World Cup

President Donald Trump’s desultory trade war with Canada and Mexico could make things politically awkward when the three countries co-host the FIFA World Cup next year.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino shares excitement for Club World Cup this summer, and the World Cup next year during TV appearance Thursday.

(Reuters) - Political and economic tensions between the United States and its 2026 World Cup co-hosts Canada and Mexico will make the tournament more exciting, U.S. President Donald Trump said after signing an executive order to create a task force for the event.

This will be a historic moment for the World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world."We also spoke about how Fifa will takeover Times Square for the final weekend of the World Cup in 2026,

FIFA, world football's governing body, announced in September that the final in 2026 will include a halftime show for the first time.

U.S. President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe's premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his on-again, off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent.

The US president announced the creation of a White House task force to help organise the tournament yesterday.