The president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantino, minimized the impact that the restrictive migratory policies of the United States will have on the Club World Cup, which begins this Saturday, and the 2026 World Cup, ensuring that fans “of the whole world” will attend both competitions.
“Each country has its own policies, but we are for the Union. Fans and fans of the entire world are going to the United States, such as Mexico and Canada (next year’s World Cup headquarters along with the US),” infantino told the media on Tuesday during an event in Miami prior to the start of the Club World Cup.
“As always, before the World Cup there are many issues, but then when it begins it will be a party,” he added.
The beginning of the renovated World Clubs is produced in the midst of a hardening of migratory policies in the United States after the arrival at the White House of Donald Trump, increasing the number of raids against undocumented migrants, and revoking temporary residence permits of citizens of various nationalities.
This has generated doubts about the possible impact of these measures on foreigners who want to travel to the event in the US, and about the assistance to the immigrants tournament living in the country, given the fear that when going to the stadiums being arrested by the immigration authorities.
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In this sense, the president of FIFA also said that he has no “concern” about the fact that the immigration and customs control service (ICE) extends his activity to soccer stadiums to stop undocumented migrants, as already done in workplaces, schools and cuts.
The most recent measurement in migratory matters approved by Trump prohibited the entrance to the United States to the citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo (Brazaville), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
It also glimpses exceptions for nationals from seven other countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
The presidential decree signed by Trump, however, excluded “athletes, coaches and members of sports teams traveling to important events such as the Olympic Games or the World Cup”, in view of the intense calendar of sporting events that the United States will host in the coming years.
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Infantino participated today in Miami in a promotional event of this competition in which he was accompanied by the mayor of Miami, Francis Suárez, former soccer player Ronaldinho, and the technicians of the two teams who will play the opening party: Javier Mascherano, by Inter de Miami, and José Riveiro, by the Egyptian Ahly.
With EFE information
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