"The Canadian president of North American regional soccer body CONCACAF said the sport is bigger than any current political debate. With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans, Montagliani said in an on-stage interview. That's the beauty of our game, is that it is bigger than any individual and bigger than any country."
"If I think it's not safe, we're going to move it out, the U.S. president said in the Oval Office. Any city that is going to be even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup, Trump said, also referring to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, we'll move it around a little bit. But I hope that's not going to happen."
FIFA retains ultimate authority over which cities host 2026 World Cup matches and confirmed a detailed hosting plan in 2022 that 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, creating significant logistical and legal challenges for changes less than eight months before the June 11 kickoff. FIFA officials emphasized that football transcends current political debates and that host-nation governments remain responsible for substantial security and logistical commitments worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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