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Trump Threatens to Relocate 2026 World Cup Matches From U.S. Cities He Calls Unsafe

FIFA’s agreements with host cities leave little room for last‑minute venue changes.

Overview

  • Trump said he would move World Cup games out of any U.S. city he deems dangerous.
  • He singled out Seattle and San Francisco in his remarks and referenced Memphis and Chicago as possibilities.
  • Legal and event experts reported that host‑city contracts with FIFA make such relocations unlikely.
  • Oklahoma City cannot be confirmed for matches, though FIFA listed two local sites as potential team base camps.
  • A State Department source said the U.S. would work to stop any effort to ban Israel’s national team from the tournament.