"The plan started coming together inside a luxury box at MetLife Stadium.As the Premier League's Chelsea was on its way to a shutout victory at the Club World Cup final in July, President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were deep in discussion at the New Jersey sports complex outside New York City on another matter: where the draw for next year's World Cup would be held."
"So during that July match in the stadium that will also host the final game of next year's World Cup, Trump and Infantino agreed to get going on holding the draw in the U.S. capital - namely, the Kennedy Center, another institution that Trump reshaped to his liking."During that Club World Cup final, there was a real seriousness to well, look, if we're going to do this, we've got to do it now," Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House FIFA task force, told The Associated Press."
The plan began inside a luxury box at MetLife Stadium during the Club World Cup final when President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino discussed where to hold the World Cup draw. The spectacle decides group-stage matchups and scheduling and was expected in Las Vegas, but officials had privately considered Washington since at least March. Trump and Infantino agreed to hold the draw at the Kennedy Center. Andrew Giuliani said talks 'heated up' during that match as the parties moved to get the event done. The draw is slated for Dec. 5 and the tournament will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Tickets are on sale amid questions about visitor reception and U.S. immigration policies.
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