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(6,485 posts) Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:18 PM Jan 10

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'Cancel your tickets': Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin [View all]

https://www.rawstory.com/world-cup-2674872045/

‘Cancel your tickets’: Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin

Alexander Willis
January 10, 2026 2:11PM ET

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“I had to cancel my World Cup plans,” wrote Ramy Abdu, a Palestinian academic and assistant professor of law and finance, in a social media post on X Friday. “Visiting the United States simply isn’t safe.”

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“Would you have gone to watch the Olympics in Nazi Germany in 1936?” asked Pekka Kallioniemi, a Finnish social media analyst with a focus on propaganda and disinformation, in a social media post on X Friday. “If the answer is no, it’s time to cancel your US World Cup tickets.”

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'Cancel your tickets': Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin [View all] cbabe Jan 10 OP

Smart... fujiyamasan Jan 10 #1

FIFA popsdenver Jan 10 #20

After paying all that bribe money to get little or no economic benefit...karma JT45242 Jan 10 #25

Reminds me of popsdenver Jan 11 #31

I won't set foot on American soil for as long as this madness is going on. Dave Bowman Jan 10 #2

I like that idea. I think when Ilsa Jan 10 #18

An all-encompassing boycott of America would get attention, not just tourism but all our products too. TheRickles Jan 10 #22

My son in law is Canadian. murielm99 Jan 10 #28

Olympics too! 2naSalit Jan 10 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 10 #27

Especially air travelers. Some might be driving in from Canada or Tetrachloride Jan 10 #4

Not just tickets! Don't fucking watch! No streaming, no broadcast, no web traffic, RockRaven Jan 10 #5

FIFA meet FAFO lame54 Jan 10 #6

Should be on a Tee shirt! PuraVidaDreamin Jan 10 #10

Would be nice if whole countries and teams/athletes did the same. BIG embarrassment to Trump. The more... dutch777 Jan 10 #7

If you recall, in 1980 the U.S. and a number of other countries boycotted the Olympics in Moscow over flashman13 Jan 10 #11

About 60 countries. moondust Jan 10 #16

Well, the next Olympics in the U.S. aren't happening until 2028, so a lot could happen by then. ShazzieB Jan 10 #24

Who would want to come to a country whose immigration enforcement agency is so violent that they even kill citizens? nt Gore1FL Jan 10 #8

I don't get that either Skittles Jan 10 #9

I hope people boycott "at levels nobody thought was possible." Ol Janx Spirit Jan 10 #12

I fear for the safety of the foreign athletes, team managers, the fans, and anyone planning to come here FakeNoose Jan 10 #13

Me, too, FakeNoose! Foreigners are so NOT safe in this country now. BComplex Jan 10 #29

Downtown Atlanta has nothing interesting and............. NGeorgian Jan 10 #14

I called for it awhile ago after they gave him that fucking peace prize. ananda Jan 10 #15

No one should come here. AllyCat Jan 10 #17

Boost this FAR AND WIDE!!! wolfie001 Jan 10 #19

It's about FRIGGIN' time! nt Exp Jan 10 #21

MAJOR BACKLASH As FIFA Fans Cancel Plans to Travel to USA for World Cup LetMyPeopleVote Jan 10 #23

YES! Boycott FIFA! (nt) Paladin Jan 10 #26

Good idea. It's not safe here as long as the dump regime is in place. Trust_Reality Jan 10 #30

K&R spanone Jan 11 #32

Take Greenland - games off Prince99 Jan 11 #33