Why Backlash over Spanish Questions by Reporters Forced FIFA to Make Major World Cup Change
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Just looking at the question to Vinicius of a Mexican journalist live and listening to the head of FIFA forbidding the use of Spanish, the controversy broke out and spread through the media and networks of the entire Hispanic world. One of the first to react was Gloria Lago, who was responsible for 'Alliance for Spanish', a civil society association that immediately published a strong statement demanding a rectification to FIFA, which was echoed…
Following the strong controversy generated in the early days of the tournament, FIFA rectified its language policy and announced that Spanish will be fully authorized at all press conferences of the 2026 World Cup, regardless of whether Spanish-speaking or non-Spanish-speaking selections participate. The decision was made following massive criticism on social and media networks, especially after FIFA moderators prevented journalists from asking …
After several games at the 2026 World Cup, there had been complaints with the Fifa. It initiates with immediate effect and for the rest of the tournament.
The director of Instituto Cervantes, Luis García Montero, welcomed the fact that the International Football Federation (FIFA) “reconsidered its position on Spanish because it had been left out of play.”
FIFA has revised its language policy for the 2026 World Cup press conferences and authorized the use of Spanish in all official tournament appearances, regardless of the teams participating in each match.
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