The audience at the FIFA Club World Cup draw in Miami viewed a prerecorded video message from President-elect Donald Trump, who remarked that soccer is experiencing significant growth.

Among those present at the event, which determined the groups for the expanded 32-team tournament set to take place in the United States next year, were Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner, and their son Theo. The tournament will feature elite clubs from around the world, including Spain’s Real Madrid, England’s Manchester City, and Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer team, Inter Miami.

In his address, Trump praised FIFA President Gianni Infantino, stating, “I will try and be there if I can, I would. We’ll see what happens. But I just want to say you’re led by a man named Gianni. I just know him as Gianni and he’s a winner and he’s the president, and I’m the president. And we’ve known each other a long time, and I’m so honored to have this kind of a relationship because soccer is going through the roof. As everybody knows, it’s been doing fantastically well.”

The Club World Cup is scheduled to occur in 11 U.S. cities from June 15 to July 13 and will be held every four years.

Trump also highlighted that the 2026 men’s World Cup will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. “I want to say my highest regards in respect to Gianni, and it’s an honor to be with you and we’ll be with you very soon. And we’re going to be watching the World Cup, very importantly, also very soon. And I was very responsible, along with Gianni in getting it. And it’s going to be a fantastic thing,” Trump said.