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2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids
U.S. Soccer first said in February 2007 that it would bid for the 2018 World Cup . On 28 January 2009 , U.S. Soccer then announced that it would submit bids for both the 2018 and 2022 Cups . David Downs , president of Univision Sports , was executive director of the bid . Other committee members included president of U.S. Soccer Sunil Gulati , U.S. Soccer chief executive officer Dan Flynn , Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber , and Phil Murphy , the former national finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee . The vice president of FIFA , Jack Warner , who is also the president of CONCACAF , originally said he would try to bring the World Cup back to the CONCACAF region . However , Warner also stated that he preferred the USSF change their plans to make a bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup .
U.S. Soccer first said in February 2007 that it would bid for the 2018 World Cup . On 28 January 2009 , U.S. Soccer then announced that it would submit bids for both the 2018 and 2022 Cups . David Downs , president of Univision Sports , was executive director of the bid . Other committee members included president of U.S. Soccer Sunil Gulati , U.S. Soccer chief executive officer Dan Flynn , Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber , and Phil Murphy , the former national finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee . The vice president of FIFA , Jack Warner , who is also the president of CONCACAF , originally said he would try to bring the World Cup back to the CONCACAF region . However , Warner also stated that he preferred the USSF change their plans to make a bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup .