Donald Trump was very happy to stay with Chelsea players to get up with the 2025 club World Cup trophy on July 13 at Metlife Stadium, in the suburbs of New York. Whatever if he was hooked by the public when he appeared on the lawn alongside Gianni Infantino. The President of the United States nevertheless caused a palpable danger to the 2026 World Cup, a tournament organized with Canada and Mexico, but fully played in the US from the quarter-finals.
It's simple, football fans coming from the countries targeted by Trump may have a lot of trouble getting a visa or returning to the United States after a match in Canada or Mexico. This concerns many parts of the world, from Latin America to Africa via Asia (from the Middle East to the Southeast).
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Even Canada Border Services Agency, the government agency responsible for customs and entries and exit to the country's borders, is concerned about the situation. Back in power last January, Donald Trump puts a fairly unlikely pressure on his northern neighbor. The Canadian Prime Minister cannot currently find a trade agreement with the United States, under the threat of a customs surcharge set at 35 % on exports.
Countries prohibited at the 2026 World Cup
Victor Matheson, a academic from Massachusetts, specialist in sport economics, was questioned by Edmonton Journal (Alberta media) and ensures: “There could be important immigration problems with supporters and players crossing borders. I would be very worried about planning a vacation that involves a round trip between Mexico or Canada and the United States. I don't think we will have the right to the holidays of our life. No one wants to go to the World Cup to watch football matches and end up in prison ”.
During the FIFA passage to the White House last February, Infantino who obviously decided to make a boyfriend with Trump, the President of the United States had proclaimed his desire to make the World Cup 26 a sporting event “Exceptional” in his country. Players selected for the competition from prohibited countries (Iran is qualified) or potentially prohibited (25 in Africa!) Should be able to enter Statesunian territory, unlike their supporters or to people who have visited these countries on the blacklist. That's a lot of people …
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