Overview
- President Donald Trump announced the 'Fifa-Pass' to give World Cup ticket holders priority scheduling for U.S. visa interviews.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that a match ticket is not a visa and that vetting procedures remain the same.
- Rubio said the State Department has hired 400 additional consular officers to handle expected demand.
- FIFA reported more than one million tickets sold to fans from 212 countries and said detailed instructions for preferred appointments will go out in early 2026.
- Trump again threatened to relocate matches from cities he deems unsafe, naming Seattle and Los Angeles, as FIFA stressed security is the top priority and no venue changes have been announced.