U.S. continues to work on its bid to win right to host the 2022 World Cup . American withdrawal from the bid leaves only four candidates , all from Europe . U.S. will compete with Brazil , Japan , South Korea and China for 2022 bid . We wanted to make the announcement now -- still 48 days before the final decision -- in order to make our intentions clear during the last part of our campaign . '' It first hosted soccer 's showpiece tournament in 1994 , and has not done so since .
U.S. continues to work on its bid to win right to host the 2022 World Cup . American withdrawal from the bid leaves only four candidates , all from Europe . U.S. will compete with Brazil , Japan , South Korea and China for 2022 bid . It first hosted soccer 's showpiece tournament in 1994 , and has not done so since .