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A World Cup Divided: Trump and 2026
In Los Angeles, California, four nations collided in a football tournament with an inescapable geopolitical backdrop.Canada, Mexico and Panama have all found themselves in the crosshairs of President…
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In Los Angeles, California, four nations collided in a football tournament with an inescapable geopolitical backdrop.
Canada, Mexico and Panama have all found themselves in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump within his first 100 days in office, and they all met, with the US, in the Nations League finals.
Adam Leventhal has been looking into what happens when the sport and politics are thrust together like this speaking with the players, stakeholders and fans to find out how they feel about the various subplots surrounding this tournament and the 2026 World Cup.
How do the co-hosts put on a united front when so much of the talk is of division?
Host: Adam Leventhal
Exec Prod: Abi Paterson
I'm Scottish but was born in England. Either way I should have a nation to follow at next years World Cup. The thought of US customs official with an ambient room temperature IQ rifling through my phone having to scroll past copious amounts of midget/shemale porn to look for evidence of me calling Trump an overfilled nappy is something I am very much looking forward to.
Is there a betting pool for which player that is going to be arrested by US immigration yet?
Or an over-under bet on how many?
My money is on Pulisic. Hope he enjoys an El Salvidor prison cell.
Why not all the games?
Extended half-time = more adverts.
Been trying to do this for years now. Absolute money grabbing cunts.
As a Player I would have a problem to be ready at 9am to play a World cup final
It’s getting more ridiculous and funnier each season
But back to more relevant things,
Excellent result last night by Al Hilal beating Man City, and probably deservedly so.
Saudi football is probably at a level of the next best behind the 5 top European and 2 South American leagues, and their top teams wouldn’t be out of place in any of those leagues.
Has been very good tournament so far, if you can get over pre-conceptions.
Major concern has been the weather, both the heat and the amount of bad weather breaks.
Excellent result last night by Al Hilal beating Man City, and probably deservedly so.
Saudi football is probably at a level of the next best behind the 5 top European and 2 South American leagues, and their top teams wouldn’t be out of place in any of those leagues.
Has been very good tournament so far, if you can get over pre-conceptions.
Major concern has been the weather, both the heat and the amount of bad weather breaks.
Well someone needs to tell that professor to mind his own business and shove his phd up his arse.
A fair point. I’m just assuming FIFA are going to grab this opportunity to extend half times with both hands. Wouldn’t be surprised to see the game played in four quarters soon.
It's not their fault and why would anyone give a hoot but, they are humans that happen to play for a club that has stunk up the place for the past 25 years. Chelsea players will be at a hugely high risk if they participate in the coming World Cup competition
from June 2025 - 7 games cwc
from July 2025 - 5 games - friendlies
from august 2025 - 38 games - league
from September 2025 - upto 12 games - uefa cup
from October 2025 - upto 7 games - league cup*
from Jaunary 2026 - upto 6 games - fa cup*
from June 2026 - upto 8 games - world cup
They could play 1.6** times every week for 52 weeks. A total of 83 games in a 12 month period
This could be the first time that a player drops dead live on Television
*number might be inaccurate. check if you're interested
**1.6 does not include any breaks in training or game time, so this number is more likely to be higher. 4 weeks off in the summer, 1 week off in the winter. Just under 2, playing every Saturday and Wednesday for the entire year (1.76 games per week)
from June 2025 - 7 games cwc
from July 2025 - 5 games - friendlies
from august 2025 - 38 games - league
from September 2025 - upto 12 games - uefa cup
from October 2025 - upto 7 games - league cup*
from Jaunary 2026 - upto 6 games - fa cup*
from June 2026 - upto 8 games - world cup
They could play 1.6** times every week for 52 weeks. A total of 83 games in a 12 month period
This could be the first time that a player drops dead live on Television
*number might be inaccurate. check if you're interested
**1.6 does not include any breaks in training or game time, so this number is more likely to be higher. 4 weeks off in the summer, 1 week off in the winter. Just under 2, playing every Saturday and Wednesday for the entire year (1.76 games per week)
US President Trump’s enthusiasm for hosting the largest global sporting event conflicts with his zeal for detaining and ejecting immigrants and foreign visitors. While U.S. immigration abuses escalate, FIFA president Gianni Infantino is still claiming that “millions of visitors” will be coming to the 48-nation World Cup next year
A Trump executive order that took effect June 9 2024 bars people from 12 countries from entering the U.S
Fans from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen will not be allowed into the country hosting the FIFA 2026 - human rights are important - World Cup
Those from another seven countries – Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – will be subject to a partial ban.
A 'special' executive order contains an exemption for “any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup as determined by the Secretary of State.”
Based on the above statement, Iran – and other teams from the banned list who qualify for the 2026 World Cup – will be able to send a team and support staff to the tournament, but fans, friends and extended family of those taking part will not be allowed to enter the US indefinitely
Trump administration is reportedly considering expanding this ban to cover as many as 36 additional countries. Athletes and coaches from qualifying countries are excluded from the ban, but if implemented, fans from 48 of FIFA’s 211 member associations—almost one quarter of all the participating countries would be prohibited from entering the U.S. to watch the matches
In July, 2024 more than 90 human rights and civil rights groups including Athlete Ally, the NAACP, the ACLU, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the AFL-CIO wrote to FIFA president Infantino to call out escalating risks around the 2026 World Cup. It is now clear that without pressure from FIFA, the 2026 World Cup could be marred by scenes of fans, families and host city residents caught up in immigration sweeps. Even for the most loyal fan, no soccer match is worth risking detention, interrogation, family separation and deportation
A major takeaway from the Club World Cup is that the U.S. role as a host nation is creating enormous risks. All World Cup hosts accept the responsibility to welcome the world. Trump’s policies may transform that invitation into a classic football feint: promising a warm global celebration, while heading towards an icy human rights chill
A Trump executive order that took effect June 9 2024 bars people from 12 countries from entering the U.S
Fans from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen will not be allowed into the country hosting the FIFA 2026 - human rights are important - World Cup
Those from another seven countries – Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – will be subject to a partial ban.
A 'special' executive order contains an exemption for “any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup as determined by the Secretary of State.”
Based on the above statement, Iran – and other teams from the banned list who qualify for the 2026 World Cup – will be able to send a team and support staff to the tournament, but fans, friends and extended family of those taking part will not be allowed to enter the US indefinitely
Trump administration is reportedly considering expanding this ban to cover as many as 36 additional countries. Athletes and coaches from qualifying countries are excluded from the ban, but if implemented, fans from 48 of FIFA’s 211 member associations—almost one quarter of all the participating countries would be prohibited from entering the U.S. to watch the matches
In July, 2024 more than 90 human rights and civil rights groups including Athlete Ally, the NAACP, the ACLU, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the AFL-CIO wrote to FIFA president Infantino to call out escalating risks around the 2026 World Cup. It is now clear that without pressure from FIFA, the 2026 World Cup could be marred by scenes of fans, families and host city residents caught up in immigration sweeps. Even for the most loyal fan, no soccer match is worth risking detention, interrogation, family separation and deportation
A major takeaway from the Club World Cup is that the U.S. role as a host nation is creating enormous risks. All World Cup hosts accept the responsibility to welcome the world. Trump’s policies may transform that invitation into a classic football feint: promising a warm global celebration, while heading towards an icy human rights chill
And a 50% tariff on all teams....except the us....
Is this AI-generated?
Won't be watching this one.