VP Biden on US Bid

Vice President Joe Biden made the trip to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ where he met with FIFA President Sepp Blatter and US Soccer President Sunil Gulati.

Biden, who was in South Africa for the opening ceremony, the opening match — South Africa v. Mexico —, and the United States first game against England, recorded a short video about USA Soccer and our bid for the World Cup.

The Vice President laid out some of the highlights of our bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup:

"About 25 million Americans are playing soccer. 80 percent of those folks are young kids, which means it's only going to grow in the United States. The United States has sold more tickets for U.S. citizens coming to this World Cup than any other country, but South Africa; where there are about 130,000 tickets. So it's really exciting to see, you know, the enthusiasm. So I'm hopeful that we have a real clear shot then by the end of this year were going to be picked as the site for one of the next World Cups."

Watch the video: