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NASA boss promises to take football to the moon if US win World Cup
July 1, 2026
Source: Yahoo Sports · Read on source site
The administrator of NASA promised to take a football to the moon if the United States win this year's World Cup they're co-hosting with Mexico and Canada.
>"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 have never won a men's World Cup in their history, while the women's team are record world champions with four titles.