Only reckless action by US president Donald Trump could prevent the country from hosting the 2026 World Cup, according to International Champions Cup organiser Charlie Stillitano.
The US, along with Canada and Mexico, is bidding to host the first-ever 48-team event and is facing a challenge from Morocco.
Canada and Mexico would host 10 matches each at the cross-border tournament with the US hosting the remaining 60 including every game from the quarter-final stage onwards.
A decision is expected at next June’s 68th FIFA Congress with the US bid overwhelmingly backed to triumph.
“Every day I wake up and I see our president has made a new tweet,” Stillitano told delegates at the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester.