FIFA responds to Trump’s threats to move World Cup matches
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu largely dismissed a suggestion by President Donald Trump that he could pull World Cup games out of Massachusetts next year, saying the city would not back down in the face of ongoing threats from the federal government. Trump suggested his administration could act if Boston doesn’t “clean up its act.”
President Donald Trump this week threatened to relocate World Cup matches scheduled for Boston in 2026, citing concerns about local crime and unrest. But can the U.S. president actually move World Cup matches?
Like many other major cities in the United States, Boston is preparing for the 2026 World Cup. Although the games will take place in Foxborough, Massachusetts—nearly an hour from the city—Boston is expected to see a significant influx of tourists,
Cape Verde will be the second smallest nation ever to play in the World Cup in 2026, only behind Iceland in 2018.
Libya’s Murad Al-Wuheeshi and Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma each made basic errors in the net over the weekend, though only Al-Wuheeshi's was a killer for his team.