[FIFA has been collected by several US cities] According to a report by the sports media “The Athletic” under the US “New York Times” on August 4, several US host cities for the 2026 US-Mexico-Canada World Cup are pressing FIFA for millions of dollars in arrears. The report said that before the United States hosts the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025, FIFA President Infantino announced that it will provide 1 million US dollars in “heritage contribution” funds to each American city hosting the tournament to build a small soccer field and fund “social projects.” Afterwards, the US cities that plan to host the World Cup in the second year asked if they could also receive $1 million given the number of World Cup games, the longer duration, and the higher cost. The report quoted four executives of the host city's World Cup working committee as saying that FIFA management has promised many times to also provide 1 million US dollars in “heritage contribution” funds to every American city hosting the World Cup. However, nearly a month after the World Cup ended, this amount has still not been paid, and some cities have already asked FIFA about the payment progress. These cities include Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey, Miami, and Boston. “The Athletic” contacted FIFA for comment on this, but it was rejected. “The Athletic” reports that US taxpayers directly or indirectly covered billions of dollars in security, transportation, logistics and operating costs for the World Cup, while FIFA took the vast majority of revenue.

[FIFA has been collected by several US cities] According to a report by the sports media “The Athletic” under the US “New York Times” on August 4, several US host cities for the 2026 US-Mexico-Canada World Cup are pressing FIFA for millions of dollars in arrears. The report said that before the United States hosts the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025, FIFA President Infantino announced that it will provide 1 million US dollars in “heritage contribution” funds to each American city hosting the tournament to build a small soccer field and fund “social projects.” Afterwards, the US cities that plan to host the World Cup in the second year asked if they could also receive $1 million given the number of World Cup games, the longer duration, and the higher cost. The report quoted four executives of the host city's World Cup working committee as saying that FIFA management has promised many times to also provide 1 million US dollars in “heritage contribution” funds to every American city hosting the World Cup. However, nearly a month after the World Cup ended, this amount has still not been paid, and some cities have already asked FIFA about the payment progress. These cities include Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey, Miami, and Boston. “The Athletic” contacted FIFA for comment on this, but it was rejected. “The Athletic” reports that US taxpayers directly or indirectly covered billions of dollars in security, transportation, logistics and operating costs for the World Cup, while FIFA took the vast majority of revenue.