US EditionFIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from 'dangerous' cities
FIFA asserts exclusive control over 2026 World Cup venues despite U.S. President Trump's threats to relocate matches, confirming plans finalized in 2022 remain unchanged.
- U.S. President Donald Trump was reminded that FIFA decides which cities host the 2026 World Cup, not the government, on October 1, 2025.
- Trump suggested he could declare cities 'not safe' for the World Cup, which could alter FIFA's confirmed hosting plan from 2022.
- FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani stated, 'It's FIFA's tournament, FIFA's jurisdiction, FIFA makes those decisions'.
- Montagliani emphasized that football is 'bigger' than politics, stating, 'football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans'.
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FIFA VP says organization decides World Cup cities, despite Trump's comments
FIFA's vice president said soccer's global governing body decides whether to move 2026 World Cup matches from host cities, contrary to comments made Sept. 25 by President Donald Trump.
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FIFA has responded to President Trump's recent Oval Office remarks that he may move World Cup matches out of U.S. cities he deems unsafe. The governing body of the international sporting event says he has no authority to make such…
FIFA warned that no change in the venues of the 2026 World Cup can be made without its approval. The statement came after Donald Trump, president of the United States, questioned the security of some cities assigned to the tournament and assured that he would consider moving parties if he perceived “some degree of danger,” this according to information from The Guardian media. Victor Montagliani, FIFA vice president and president of the Concacaf…
Last week, US President Trump threatens some cities in the US with the withdrawal of the World Cup games next year. At a conference in London, the World Cup organizer FIFA now points him to a crucial detail.
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