FIFA boss Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday he was "very reassured" about Mexico's hosting of games in the football World Cup, in his first comments on the violence triggered by the killing of a drug cartel leader. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/25/soccer/mexico-violence-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #gianniinfantino #2026worldcup #guadalajara
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he supports the reinstatement of Russia and called for an end to the country's four-year exclusion from international tournaments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/03/soccer/infantino-russia-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #gianniinfantino #russia #fifa
The path to glory at the 2026 World Cup has now been laid out with FIFA on Saturday confirming the full match schedule for its first 48-team tournament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/soccer/world-cup/world-cup-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #worldcup #2026fifaworldcup #samuraiblue #us #canada #mexico #gianniinfantino #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday — a compensation gift for a leader who still dreams of winning the Nobel Prize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/world/politics/trump-fifa-peace-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #fifa #gianniinfantino
Defending champion Argentina and leading contender Spain were handed kind draws for the 2026 World Cup, while Japan will contend with the Netherlands and Tunisia in its group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/06/soccer/world-cup/2026-world-cup-draw/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #worldcup #us #canada #mexico #donaldtrump #2026fifaworldcup #gianniinfantino #samuraiblue
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup — but his administration warned it was no guarantee of entry to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/18/soccer/trump-world-cup-visas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #donaldtrump #2026fifaworldcup #gianniinfantino
FIFA has created a new annual award called the FIFA Peace Prize to be awarded for the first time during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, world soccer's governing body said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/soccer/fifa-new-peace-prize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #fifa #2026fifaworldcup #donaldtrump #gianniinfantino
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that soccer "cannot solve geopolitical problems," as he comes under pressure to suspend Israel over the Palestinian conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/03/soccer/infantino-fifa-peace-gaza-israel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #gianniinfantino #fifa #gaza #israel
