This 2026 World Cup is experiencing problems, just a few months before kick-off. After the boycott threats and, more serious, the cartel attacks in Mexico, this time it is the security around Gillette Stadium which is the subject of debate. The town of Foxborough (Massachusetts), near Boston, where the stadium is located, does not wish to take charge of the “the $7.8 million in planned spending on police and public safety» for the 7 meetings taking place in his municipality.
“It’s not the city’s responsibility.“, justified Bill Yukna, president of the Foxborough municipal council, in remarks that Bloomberg relays this evening. The city even threatens not to grant FIFA the license to hold professional matches and gives until March 17 as an ultimatum. The France team is directly concerned since it must face Norway in this stadium on June 26 during the group stage. Last October, Donald Trump had already threatened the state of Massachusetts to withdraw its World Cup matches if it fell behind in its organization. The hypothesis of relocation is therefore very real.
