Football: Trump pulls World Cupless? “Interesting suggestion”

At a question, Donald Trump also knew no answer to the presentation of the place for the draw of the 2026 World Cup. A journalist called to the US President in the Oval Office of the White House whether he would pull teams in Washington on Washington himself. “I don’t know,” murmured Trump, pointing to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “He is the boss.”

The world association chief gratefully accepted the ball. “This is an interesting proposal,” said Infantino. “We will discuss that.” Once again in the past few months, the two side have presented themselves by side. Trump was reserved to announce the venue for the Los-Gala. In the cultural institution Kennedy Center in the US capital, the teams qualified for the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada will learn their group opponents.

Trump talks about security and the entry of fans

Trump also used the announcement to reaffirm his security concept for the US capital. The Republican had recently justified the commitment of the National Guard in Washington with supposedly sprawling crime and also spoke of an increasing neglect of public space. However, official crime statistics do not confirm his claim. “If we will have this wonderful event in December, it will be very sure,” said Trump.

The US President also spoke about the entry process of fans. Trump has imposed an entry lock for people from several countries, including from Iran, whose national team is qualified for the World Cup. “Certain countries are very, very simple and other countries obviously become a little more difficult,” said Trump.

With a view to the World Cup and Olympics in Los Angeles in Los Angeles, the order of the US President is also stated that there should be exceptions from the lock for athletes, coaches, supervisors and direct relatives.

The tournament with 48 nations in the USA, Mexico and Canada will increase in the summer of 2026. The opening game is scheduled for June 11th in Mexico City. The final will take place on July 19 in East Rutherford near New York.

DFB team still has to qualify

In addition to the three hosts USA, Mexico and Canada, ten more nations have qualified in sports. The German team starts in advance in Bratislava on September 4th. The qualification group A with the opponents Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg is considered a mandatory task for the team of national coach Julian Nagelsmann.