When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’
Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.
So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.
🚨 OFFICIEL ! LES SUPPORTERS VENANT DE LA CÔTE D’IVOIRE 🇨🇮 NE POURRONT PAS SE RENDRE AUX ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 POUR LE MONDIAL !!! ❌
Ces derniers n’ont pas pu obtenir de visa.
500 supporters de Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 étaient espérés.
🗞️ via @lequipe
Western media showed more outrage for Qatar not allowing alcohol during the World Cup than a place which is denying the entry of both players and fans from multiple nations and has the possibility of a mass shooting at any given time, right
*Rússia banida da copa por atacar a Ucrânia*
*EUA que vai sediar a copa atacou o Irã e está impendindo que os jogadores iranianos durmam no país durante o evento*
presidente da FIFA:
This is utter bullshit. When Indonesia refused to grant the Israeli under 17 team visa’s for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, FIFA stripped Indonesia’s hosting rights and moved it to Argentina. So @FIFAcom can stop with the lies.
HOW is a nation that bid to host the World Cup ALLOWED to not admit all the participants in the country? HOW isn't this a PREREQUISITE to let you host the whole thing? What are we even talking about?