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Overnight 16,800 fans cancelled their FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets.

FIFA is scheduling an emergency meeting next week to address the mounting protesting relating to safety and political concerns.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/fans-cancel-16800-fifa-world-cup-2026-tickets-and-demand-a-boycott-of-trump-usa/ar-AA1U0Rvk

Canada is ready to step in (we did that on 9/11)

@Chrissy

Maybe FIFA president should go back for his participation trophy, peace prize. The FIFA president has further sabotaged his own event and WC in the US will be playing to empty Stadiums.

More here

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c2051p7ej1vo

A group of cross-party MPs have called on Fifa to consider expelling the United States from the World Cup until the country demonstrates "clear compliance with international law and respect for the sovereignty of other nations".

It follows the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid on the capital city Caracas this month, along with warnings that US president Donald Trump has recently issued to a host of other countries.

So with the US due to host both the World Cup and Olympics over the next two and a half years, what questions does America's foreign policy raise for sports organisations, and could any take a stand?

remember 1980 - that boycott was US led

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott

@WI_cricfan

Canada and Mexico are already cohosts.

all the matches should be played there

Even with fan groups voicing continued frustration, FIFA is still experiencing unprecedented demand. Currently in the Random Selection Draw phase, FIFA announced on its official website that more than 150 million ticket requests have been submitted so far by fans from over 200 countries.

Infantino addressed the surge during the inaugural World Sports Summit in Dubai, stating: “The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to be the greatest and most inclusive show on the planet, with more than 150 million tickets already requested in only the first 15 days, making this edition 30 times oversubscribed – a true showcase of incredible demand from fans from over 200 countries.“

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/fifa_world_cup/2026-world-cup-ticket-demand-keeps-breaking-records-fifa-s-infantino-says-despite-price-controversy/ar-AA1TjZdf