The United States's FA have started talks with other sides who missed out on the World Cup about holding a tournament in 2018.

That includes the likes of Italy and Holland, who have already been engaged in conversations about organising an event to take place next summer.

Reports in the US put forward the idea on Tuesday and the US Soccer Federation came out to confirm it was exploring the concept.

The US are looking into the idea of organising a tournament after missing out on the World Cup

They could invite the likes of Italy, who also did not earn a place in Russia, to their tournament

The country surprisingly missed out on the World Cup after they lost 2-1 at Trinidad and Tobago last month.

And the notion picked up steam once Italy were eliminated on Monday. They drew 0-0 at home against Sweden, missing out courtesy of a 1-0 aggregate loss.

It is the first time that Italy will not have been at a World Cup since the 1958 edition of the competition.

Holland are another major country who did not manage to qualify for the 2018 World Cup

Italy and Holland will be keen to play notionally competitive fixtures as they look to improve on their disappointing displays in qualification.

That also applies to the United States and Chile, with the latter in particular looking for better performances ahead of the 2019 Copa America.

One issue could be whether FIFA would be willing to let other nations host exhibition games during the World Cup.