FIFA has announced an expanded anti-doping programme for the 2026 World Cup, with new and renewed partnerships across the tournament’s three host countries.
The competition will be staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, FIFA confirmed it would continue working with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency alongside new agreements with Sport Integrity Canada and MEX-NADO.
The football body said the partnerships are aimed at ensuring unified testing standards across all host venues before and during the tournament.
Under the arrangement, the national anti-doping organisations will conduct out-of-competition testing on FIFA’s behalf before the tournament begins.
They will also support FIFA doping control officers during matchdays across host cities.
FIFA Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Emilio Silvero, said collaboration remains important in protecting the integrity of football.
Silvero said: “Major international events require strong partnerships.
“By working with USADA, Sport Integrity Canada, and Mexico’s National Anti-Doping Committee, we’re strengthening our global anti-doping efforts and reinforcing FIFA’s commitment to fair and clean competition.”
Chief Executive Officer of Sport Integrity Canada, Jeremy Luke, described the partnership as important to maintaining trust in sport.
Luke said: “We are excited to partner with FIFA and to support Canadian anti-doping controls at the FIFA World Cup.
“Protecting the integrity of sport requires a coordinated effort, and we’re proud to do our part to keep the game clean on the world’s biggest stage in our own home.”
Executive Director of MEX-NADO, Juan Manuel Herrera Navarro, also welcomed the collaboration, saying the organisation was proud to support the tournament in Mexico.
Chief Executive Officer of USADA, Travis T. Tygart, said international cooperation would help ensure fairness for athletes competing at the tournament.
Tygart said: “This kind of international partnership between like-minded organisations is absolutely critical to ensuring that clean players have access to a level playing field on a global stage like the FIFA World Cup 2026.”
FIFA added that the expanded programme would align with the World Anti-Doping Code and international testing standards, with coordinated sample collection and enforcement across the three host nations.
The governing body said preparations would continue ahead of the tournament as it works to implement a unified testing system throughout the competition.
