NASA administrator promises to take soccer ball to the moon if US wins World Cup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 1, 2026, 2:49 AM
Last updated Jul 1, 2026
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced plans to take a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the World Cup, which they are co-hosting with Mexico and Canada. Isaacman offered this challenge during a news conference on July 1. The US team advanced to the round of 32, winning Group D, and will face Bosnia and Herzegovina for a place in the last 16. The US men's team is seeking its first World Cup victory.
- •Jared Isaacman announced the plan in a news conference.
- •The US team advanced to round of 32 as Group D winners.
- •The US will play Bosnia and Herzegovina next.
- •The US has never won a men's World Cup.
- •The women's team has won four World Cup titles.
- 2:49 AMYahoo Sports — NASA boss promises to take football to the moon if US win World Cup
"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.
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