If Senegalese and Ivorian fans are banned, then their players should seriously reconsider participating. In fact, no African nation should go to that World Cup if this isn't reversed immediately. What an insult.
Football does not exist in isolation from its people. @FIFAcom what is going on? Isn't this against FIFAâs rules and ethics. This is a serious breach of World Cup hosting obligations.
Even Past World Cup hosts accepted fans from hostile or politically tense nations, Russia did. Qatar did. South Africa did. Thatâs what hosting the World Cup means. You donât pick and choose who is welcome. If youâre not ready to accept the world, you shouldnât host it. That is why it is called a World Cup. This is pure discrimination, plain and simple.
If America is not ready to accept visitors from qualified countries, then it is not fit to host the World Cup.