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
