NASA promises to take football to the moon if US win World Cup

"Team USA, get the job done."

01 Jul 2026 12:11pm
The administrator of NASA promised to take a football to the moon if the United States wins this year's World Cup they're co-hosting with Mexico and Canada. Photo for illustrative purposes only - AFP FILE PIX
The administrator of NASA promised to take a football to the moon if the United States wins this year's World Cup they're co-hosting with Mexico and Canada. Photo for illustrative purposes only - AFP FILE PIX

NEW YORK - The administrator of NASA promised to take a football to the moon if the United States wins this year's World Cup they're co-hosting with Mexico and Canada, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.

"We're going to get the soccer ball there," Jared Isaacman said in a news conference on Tuesday.

"So a little bit of motivation for the United States here on this one. That's the challenge, okay, so Team USA, get the job done."

The team advanced to the round of 32 as Group D winners and will face Bosnia and Herzegovina for a place in the last 16.

The US has never won a men's World Cup in their history, while the women's team are record world champions with four titles. - BERNAMA-DPA

 

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