The World Cup is supposed to be the one tournament that makes football’s grandest promise feel real: that the game belongs to everyone. That promise is hard to square with what has happened ahead of the 2026 tournament. Iran’s players eventually received U.S. visas, but Iranian officials and support staff were reported denied entry, even […] The post A World Cup Should Not Be a Border Test appeared first on SoccerNews.
The US states of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday launched an investigation into FIFA over its ticket sales for the World Cup, with officials alleging the international football association of "fake scarcity and impossibly high prices".
