NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has proposed holding the World Cup draw in Miami ahead of a tournament in 2018 or 2022 and suggested the possibility of hosting the opener in Dallas.
The U.S. bid, presented to FIFA on Friday, would put the qualifying draw in New York, its location ahead of the 1994 tournament.
U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said from Zurich that the proposals were “very preliminary.”
Gulati also said FIFA has not brought up the new immigration law in Arizona but suggested “it may not need to cost us votes.” The U.S. proposed 18 cities and Gulati noted only 12 were needed, a sign Glendale could be dropped if it becomes and issue.
FIFA’s executive committee will choose the 2018 and 2022 hosts on Dec. 2.
