FIFA will not let trump move these games
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LONDON (AP) U.S. President Donald Trump was reminded Wednesday that FIFA, not any government, ultimately decides which cities will host 2026 World Cup games.
Trump suggested last week he could declare cities not safe for the 104-game soccer tournament next summer and alter a detailed hosting plan that FIFA confirmed in 2022. It includes NFL stadiums near New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The 11 U.S. host cities, plus three in Mexico and two in Canada, are contracted with FIFA which would face significant logistical and legal issues to make changes in the eight months before the June 11 kickoff.
Its FIFAs tournament, FIFAs jurisdiction, FIFA makes those decisions, the soccer bodys vice president Victor Montagliani said Wednesday at a sports business conference in London.
The Canadian president of North American regional soccer body CONCACAF said the sport is bigger than any current political debate.