Iran has not decided whether to participate in World Cup 2026

It’s the first World Cup where the pregame ritual is “have an emergency plan.”

Boycott the World Cup and just give the trophy to Scotland bsky.app/profile/miag...

120 US orgs, ACLU included, have issued "a travel advisory to warn anyone visiting the US for the 2026 FIFA World Cup of possible civil and human rights violations."

After the start of the Iran war, Iran requested that FIFA move the team's three group matches from the U.S. to Mexico, which was rejected.

Amnesty International and Rights Groups Issue a World Cup Travel Advisory for the US ground.news/article/amne...

⚽️ More than 120 American organizations, including the influential civil rights group ACLU, issued a travel advisory on Thursday warning of potential "serious violations of their rights" if they come to the United States during the 2026 World Cup. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sawx

And so it starts. Openly stating associated journalists and athletic trainers may be prevented from entering US. And what will FIFA (or the Olympic committee) do. Sweet FA, other than maybe giving Trumps balls a little tickle while licking his ring

" Fans, players, journalists and other visitors may face racial profiling, searches of electronic devices, or risk of cruel or inhuman treatment if they end up in immigration detention facilities, according to the advisory... people from... are most vulnerable to serious harm..."

Amnesty International and dozens of U.S. civil and human rights groups issued a "World Cup travel advisory" Thur, warning tournament visitors "rising authoritarianism & increasing violence" in the U. S. during Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement- ESPN News Svcs www.espn.com/espn/story/_...

Not very interested in Amnesty International since they criticized Ukraine and fell for Russian propaganda but the coming World Cup will probably be the worst ever....

Fifa World Cup: Italy underwhelmed by Trump envoy’s suggestion they should replace Iran https://www.europesays.com/italy/9777/ The suggestion that Iran should be replaced by Italy at this year’s World Cup drew a mix of…

❗️🇺🇸⚽️👀❗️ US rights groups urge caution for World Cup visitors Rights groups have urged fans, players, journalists, and other visitors to this summer's World Cup in US, to "exercise caution", driven by "the Trump administration's violent and abusive immigration crackdown". www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Good to see FIFA standing up for the fans- BOYCOTT ⚽️https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/23/world-cup-final-tickets-resale-prices-fifa-two-million?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

World Cup 2026: Rights groups warn visitors to US to be cautious ->BBC | More on "World Cup US rights warning" at BigEarthData.ai

German magazine "Spiegel": “Soccer World Cup and 250 years of the USA: In fact, the United States has all the conditions for a boom year in tourism. But many international visitors are staying away. Now the industry is sounding the alarm.” #Tourism #US #MAGA #ICE