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17. While there are widespread calls from around the world to move world cup games out of the US

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:38 PM

Oct 6

FIFA has explicitly said they are NOT considering moving any games. They also rebuked Trump who wants to move games out of "Democratic" cities.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2025/10/01/fifa-responds-trump-threat-move-2026-world-cup-matches/86461819007/

FIFA shut down Trump's threat to move 2026 World Cup matches
While the U.S. is slated to host a majority of the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico, Donald Trump is not in charge of the tournament. FIFA reiterated that to the U.S. president.

Last week, Trump had threatened to move World Cup matches out of U.S. cities that he deemed "dangerous" despite the fact that host cities have already been named in a tournament that FIFA is organizing — not the U.S. government.

When discussing those remarks FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani put an end to the notion that Trump could dictate where matches are held.

Just as FIFA isn't considering moving the World Cup out of the U.S., Trump can't move the World Cup out of U.S. cities. It's FIFA's tournament.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] applegrove Oct 6 OP

Would be sad to see, but I can't blame them for consdering it... Wounded Bear Oct 6 #1

Trusting anything the Trump government says is a poor business model Maru Kitteh Oct 6 #2

Link that confirms this please (randos on social media do not count). If you can't provide one, please delete the OP Celerity Oct 6 #3

This based on some random post?? awesomerwb1 Oct 6 #4

So they can speculate but we can't? applegrove Oct 6 #5

lol Go ahead and speculate all you want. awesomerwb1 Oct 6 #14

WC for players under 20 yo in 2023 was supposed to be played in Indonesia BSDemon Oct 6 #6

There's too much money involved for FIFA to take a principled stand Jose Garcia Oct 6 #9

Love the moniker! COL Mustard Oct 6 #13

Lol.. GO Canada GO Big! Cha Oct 6 #7

Take the Olympics too. James48 Oct 6 #8

This was a baseless rumor sarisataka Oct 6 #10

Gee I thought Giovanni Vincenzo Figarosmom Oct 6 #11

Wouldn't blame them if they did. COL Mustard Oct 6 #12

NOPE. progressoid Oct 6 #15

The only thing being "considered" is MFer threatening to take WC games from Liberal cities maxsolomon Oct 6 #16

While there are widespread calls from around the world to move world cup games out of the US Wiz Imp Oct 6 #17