Trump did not rule out a change of cities for hosting the World Cup in 2026

US President Donald Trump may postpone the 2026 FIFA World Cup games from American cities that he considers unsafe amid their opposition to the immigration policy of the country's administration. This was announced on September 26 by The Athletic.

"If I decide that it is unsafe, we will move the World Cup from this city <... > But I hope that this will not happen," he said.

It is noted that we are talking, in particular, about Seattle and San Francisco, which will host the matches. At the same time, 11 cities have been announced for the games in the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Dallas, as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City and Seattle.

According to the newspaper, the American leader "has no explicit authority" to move the championship games outside any city, but he has good relations with the president of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino, who can influence the situation.

The FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the USA, Mexico and Canada. "Газета.Ru ".

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