<P> The United States Soccer Federation submitted a bid with the hope of hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup . U.S. Soccer first said in February 2007 that it would put forth a bid for the 2018 World Cup . On January 28, 2009, U.S. Soccer announced that it would submit bids for both the 2018 and 2022 Cups . In October 2010 it withdrew from the 2018 bid process to focus on winning the 2022 edition . On December 2, 2010, it was announced that Qatar would be the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup . Bill Clinton remarked "The FIFA people were in a mood to give it to people who didn't have it . I think they wanted to make soccer a world sport ." </P> <P> David Downs, president of Univision Sports, was executive director of the bid . The United States previously hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994, as well as the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999 and 2003 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 15, 2009 </Td> <Td> Applications formally invited </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 2, 2009 </Td> <Td> Closing date for registering intention to bid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 16, 2009 </Td> <Td> Deadline to submit completed bid registration forms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 14, 2010 </Td> <Td> Deadline for submission of full details of bid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 6--9, 2010 </Td> <Td> Inspection committee visits the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 2, 2010 </Td> <Td> FIFA to appoint hosts for 2018 and 2022 World Cups </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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