Late-Night Hosts Tackle '26 World Cup In North America

Late-night talk show hosts went all-in on the united North American bid being awarded the '26 FIFA World Cup. Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah: “Why is Trump promising he’ll allow people to come to the United States in 2026? Because even if he won a second term, he’d be done in 2025. That’s some dictator-level confidence right there. … Soccer is definitely the sport for Donald Trump. It’s the only sport that involves building walls. And he’d be great at soccer, because he's been faking injuries since Vietnam." More Noah: "A few years ago, Americans were like, ‘FIFA’s a corrupt organization that can't be … what, we won the bid? We won the bid!! FIFA’s normal now!’ ... I could spend a lot of time talking about the World Cup, but this is America, so I know we've got to move on” (“The Daily Show,” 6/13).

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon: “The U.S. will host the 2026 World Cup with Mexico. Players can either travel from the U.S. to Mexico by plane, or just walk past the wall that still won't be built” (“The Tonight Show,” 6/13).