{"id":62430,"date":"2025-10-02T19:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/fifa-responds-to-donald-trumps-world-cup-comments"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:54:40","slug":"fifa-responds-to-donald-trumps-world-cup-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/fifa-responds-to-donald-trumps-world-cup-comments","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Responds to Donald Trump&#8217;S World Cup Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span><b>Donald Trump sparked controversy after suggesting he could remove some host cities from the 2026 World Cup if their security was not guaranteed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. president accused certain municipalities of being <b>\u201crun by left-wing extremists who don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing,\u201d<\/b> a remark that immediately reignited political tensions around the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA quickly responded through its vice president and CONCACAF president, Victor Montagliani. Speaking in London, he firmly reminded that the World Cup remains under FIFA\u2019s jurisdiction. <b>\u201cThis is FIFA\u2019s tournament, it\u2019s under FIFA\u2019s authority, and FIFA makes these decisions,\u201d <\/b>he declared, dismissing the idea that political leaders could dictate changes to the hosting plan.<\/p>\n<p>Montagliani went further, stressing that football stands above governments and political agendas. <b>\u201cThe game will outlast regimes, outlast governments and their slogans. That\u2019s the beauty of football: it is bigger than any individual and bigger than any country.\u201d<\/b> With that strong statement, FIFA reaffirmed its independence while underlining the unifying power of the sport ahead of a historic World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Donald Trump sparked controversy after suggesting he could remove some host cities from the 2026 World Cup if their security was not guaranteed. The U.S. president accused certain municipalities of being \u201crun by left-wing extremists who don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing,\u201d a remark that immediately reignited political tensions around the tournament. 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