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[Wounded Bear]

1. Would be sad to see, but I can't blame them for consdering it...

Coming to trumpistan wan't be safe for a few years.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. Trusting anything the Trump government says is a poor business model

For that reason alone I expect they probably want to move it if they possibly can.

[Celerity]

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

as it is very likely fake news. FIFA has NOT, as if my typing this, made any statement that they are considering moving any WC games from the US to Canada. In fact they have said that Trump has no power to move games from some US cities to others.

[awesomerwb1]

4. This based on some random post??

Bullshit.

[applegrove]

5. So they can speculate but we can't?

[awesomerwb1]

14. lol Go ahead and speculate all you want.

There is ZERO chance FIFA would do that. ZERO. This is not speculation. This is nonsense.

[BSDemon]

6. WC for players under 20 yo in 2023 was supposed to be played in Indonesia

but Indonesia did not allow the Israeli squad, which had qualified, to play the tournament. So FIFA decided to move the tournament to Argentina as a punishment. Probably if Tangerine Palpatine keeps on with this immigration BS, they should apply the same punishment and move all matches to Mexico and Canada.

[Jose Garcia]

9. There's too much money involved for FIFA to take a principled stand

[COL Mustard]

13. Love the moniker!

Tangerine Palpatine. 😆😆😆😆

[Cha]

7. Lol.. GO Canada GO Big!

TY!

[James48]

8. Take the Olympics too.

We don’t need another one here. It needs to go to a free nation.

[sarisataka]

10. This was a baseless rumor

that bounced around in June and July. There was and since has been no statement from FIFA indicating they were considering moving matches from the US.

The most recent statement from FIFA regarding moving sites was to say Trump has no control over where the matches will be played:

‘It’s FIFA’s Tournament’—FIFA VP Responds to President Trump’s Remarks Over Moving 2026 World Cup Games

FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threats to move certain host cities for the 2026 World Cup, asserting that only FIFA can “make those decisions.”

The 2026 World Cup is set to unfold across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer, bringing soccer’s biggest tournament to North America for the first time since 1994. Eleven cities in the U.S., including Seattle and San Francisco, will host matches, which were scrutinized by President Trump last week.

“It will be safe for the World Cup. If I think it isn’t safe [for the World Cup], we’ll move it to a different city. Absolutely… If I think it’s not safe, we’re going to move it out of that city,” the U.S. president said.

Now, Montagliani made his and FIFA’s stance clear on the subject, going directly against the remarks of President Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/fifa_world_cup/it-s-fifa-s-tournament-fifa-vp-responds-to-president-trump-s-remarks-over-moving-2026-world-cup-games/ar-AA1NPiLc

[Figarosmom]

11. Gee I thought Giovanni Vincenzo

Was pals with trump? Just another hanger on- as long as it benefited him he's his friend. Wait until the Olympics has concerns. The asshole Trump has been bragging about all these events happening under his watch. It would be so nice having them pull out because of him .

[COL Mustard]

12. Wouldn't blame them if they did.

Canada is still a welcoming country.

[progressoid]

15. NOPE.

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/host-cities

[maxsolomon]

16. The only thing being "considered" is MFer threatening to take WC games from Liberal cities

because of our rampant crime and homeless squalor and radical left antifa terrorists doxxing ICE goons.

EVERYTHING IS BULLSHIT NOW and you should self-delete this OP.

[Wiz Imp]

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

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.