The United States has just ended a long wait to stage the men's World Cup again, with 32 years separating the 1994 tournament and this one. Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium marks the close of that long gap.
But the next World Cup on American soil may arrive much sooner. The report indicates fans likely will not have to wait decades for another FIFA tournament in the U.S., with 2031 emerging as the likely next date.
If that timing holds, it would be a major change from the past. Instead of another generation passing between World Cups in the United States, the turnaround from this tournament to the next one could be only a few years.
The main takeaway is simple: while the men's World Cup took more than three decades to return to the U.S., the broader World Cup calendar appears set to bring the event back far more quickly.
