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Football's 211-member global governing body under Infantino, facing a ticketing scandal, Iran visa impasse, and SoFi labour dispute.
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#1412 Jun
Mentioned in: Elyanna to sing at Canada's opening
2026 FIFA World Cup#1411 Jun
Mentioned in: IFAB rule changes go live at World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup#1611 Jun
Set 11 June 3pm ET as the deadline for squad injury replacements
2026 FIFA World Cup: Injury-Swap Window Shuts Thursday 3pm ET#179 Jun
Mentioned in: World Cup resale market splits in two
2026 FIFA World Cup#179 Jun
Mentioned in: Canada into deadline with two holes
2026 FIFA World Cup#178 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran coaches from across the border
2026 FIFA World Cup#168 Jun
Mentioned in: SoFi Workers Return to Table After Strike Vote
2026 FIFA World Cup#178 Jun
Mentioned in: No civil ICE at SoFi matches
2026 FIFA World Cup#178 Jun
Mentioned in: Iraq striker held seven hours at O'Hare
2026 FIFA World Cup#178 Jun
Platini sues FIFA's Infantino in Paris
2026 FIFA World Cup#178 Jun
Mentioned in: Late injury swaps hit four squads
2026 FIFA World Cup#167 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran Arrives in Tijuana, 14 Staff Barred
2026 FIFA World Cup#177 Jun
Stated it is not involved in host country immigration processes
2026 FIFA World Cup: Host turns back a World Cup referee#167 Jun
Set no resale price caps for the US and Canada, a deliberate policy departure from Qatar 2022
2026 FIFA World Cup: Resale Drops Below Face on 76 of 78 US Games#146 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran flies to Tijuana, no US visas
2026 FIFA World Cup#156 Jun
Mentioned in: SoFi workers vote 96% to strike
2026 FIFA World Cup#156 Jun
Mentioned in: Richards doubt forces an 11 June call
2026 FIFA World Cup#176 Jun
Mentioned in: Leao red card but clear for opener
2026 FIFA World Cup#166 Jun
Issued the eight-mile lightning rule that triggered the suspension
2026 FIFA World Cup: Lightning Halts Saudi Warm-Up in Austin#145 Jun
received subpoenas from NY and NJ AGs and an EU Article 102 complaint but made no public response
2026 FIFA World Cup: World Cup resale prices fall 37%#155 Jun
Mentioned in: Fans refused while players get in
2026 FIFA World Cup#145 Jun
demanded network fixes from Estadio Banorte before granting formal clearance
2026 FIFA World Cup: Banorte still has no FIFA clearance yet#145 Jun
Mentioned in: Canada to replace Flores by 11 June
2026 FIFA World Cup#155 Jun
Mentioned in: Tehran says five staff refused entry
2026 FIFA World Cup#155 Jun
Instructed FFIRI to submit passports to Ankara embassy
2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran squad cleared for US visas#133 Jun
Mentioned in: MetLife lays its pitch eight days out
2026 FIFA World Cup#133 Jun
Mentioned in: Saliba's France fitness stays an open question
2026 FIFA World Cup#133 Jun
Mentioned in: Canada lose Flores a day after picking him
2026 FIFA World Cup#133 Jun
Named in CCPA complaint for sharing accreditation data including nationality and home address with ICE
2026 FIFA World Cup: SoFi workers vote on a strike#132 Jun
Iran clears Mexico, US visas still held
2026 FIFA World Cup#42 Jun
Mentioned in: Lenovo runs the World Cup AI feed
Media's AI Pivot#142 Jun
Mentioned in: Norway is first to back Infantino case
2026 FIFA World Cup#529 May
Mentioned in: Kenyan court halts US quarantine site
Pandemics and Biosecurity#1228 May
Received subpoenas from New York and New Jersey for ticket-pricing and seat-category documents
2026 FIFA World Cup: Two states subpoena FIFA over tickets#1228 May
Named as respondent in the Article 102 complaint now under EU assessment
2026 FIFA World Cup: Brussels takes up the fan complaint#1227 May
Named as respondent over accreditation data collection and DHS/ICE sharing practices
2026 FIFA World Cup: SoFi workers take FIFA to privacy law#1227 May
Mentioned in: Voller tells Germany to leave politics out
2026 FIFA World Cup#1226 May
Mentioned in: Mexico confirms seven camps for visiting nations
2026 FIFA World Cup#1226 May
Approved Iran's base-camp move from Tucson to Tijuana on 26 May
2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran moves camp to Tijuana, demands visas#1222 May
Mentioned in: MetLife races a clock on borrowed turf
2026 FIFA World Cup#521 May
Mentioned in: CDMX short-let cap misses the firms
Nomads & Communities#420 May
Mentioned in: CDMX, 22 days to kickoff, with unbuilt registry
Nomads & Communities#1119 May
Failed to respond to NLRB charge and California AG complaint 13 days after filing
2026 FIFA World Cup: UNITE HERE Local 11 widens SoFi demands at Steyer rally#919 May
Mentioned in: DHS, Shield AI and a Section 232 clock still running
Drones: Industry & Defence#1118 May
#317 May
Mentioned in: Houston ready for Bundibugyo, no CDC
Pandemics and Biosecurity#1415 May
removed Rob Dieperink from its World Cup officials list after police cleared him
2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA drops cleared Dutch VAR official#1112 May
#1112 May
#1011 May
Mentioned in: Brussels gives no case number on Article 102 file
2026 FIFA World Cup#1111 May
Confirmed opening ceremony performers and first multi-nation ceremony format
2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA confirms Katy Perry, Lisa, Future for SoFi opening ceremony#1011 May
Cited internal submission to FIFA as satisfying its own Human Rights Framework requirements
2026 FIFA World Cup: Twelve host cities silent at the HRW deadline#1010 May
Mentioned in: Italy two votes from a pre-vote majority
2026 FIFA World Cup#109 May
Mentioned in: Neymar on Brazil's 55-man preliminary list
2026 FIFA World Cup#109 May
Mentioned in: Iran names the players the US must clear
2026 FIFA World Cup#108 May
Named as co-respondent in NLRB charge and California AG complaint
2026 FIFA World Cup: Local 11 names FIFA in US labour filing#106 May
Infantino cites 500m requests, skips the 163% rise
2026 FIFA World Cup#106 May
Mentioned in: Six hundred rolls of grass and a Dutch grow light
2026 FIFA World Cup#105 May
Mentioned in: Al Jazeera names CAF for $15,000 bond silence
2026 FIFA World Cup#930 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump: 'If Gianni said it, let them play'
2026 FIFA World Cup#930 Apr
Convened the 76th Congress with 211 member associations; projected $13.1bn revenue
2026 FIFA World Cup: Vancouver Congress opens with Iran absent#930 Apr
Mentioned in: Rajoub refuses Suliman handshake on stage
2026 FIFA World Cup#130 Apr
Mentioned in: DAZN livestreams Serie A free on TikTok
Media's AI Pivot#929 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran FA chief turned back at Pearson
2026 FIFA World Cup#729 Apr
“convenes 76th congress with agenda unpublished”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#629 Apr
#927 Apr
Mentioned in: HRW: 15 of 16 host cities miss rights bar
2026 FIFA World Cup#924 Apr
Mentioned in: Rubio: Iran can play, IRGC staff cannot
2026 FIFA World Cup#222 Apr
Mentioned in: CDMX seeks STR cap pause for World Cup
Nomads & Communities#920 Apr
Fined the IFA $191,000 and declined to suspend or expel settlement-based clubs
2026 FIFA World Cup: PFA appeals FIFA Israel ruling at CAS#819 Apr
Mentioned in: DG COMP's 23 April acknowledgement clock
2026 FIFA World Cup#819 Apr
Mentioned in: France names Minneapolis in travel advisory
2026 FIFA World Cup#819 Apr
Mentioned in: UNITE HERE adds AI and Airbnb bans
2026 FIFA World Cup#819 Apr
Mentioned in: Reyna dropped from USMNT squad projections
2026 FIFA World Cup#819 Apr
Mentioned in: England squad timeline set for Croatia
2026 FIFA World Cup#819 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#819 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#816 Apr
Mentioned in: KCUR documents Kansas City seat reservation
2026 FIFA World Cup#816 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#815 Apr
Mentioned in: Infantino tells CNBC Iran 'for sure'
2026 FIFA World Cup#815 Apr
Mentioned in: FIFA executives push ICE moratorium ask
2026 FIFA World Cup#715 Apr
Vancouver Congress now ceremonial; Brussels window narrows
2026 FIFA World Cup#815 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#713 Apr
Final-match ticket ceiling reaches $10,990 in three weeks
2026 FIFA World Cup#713 Apr
Mentioned in: Pochettino sets 26 May USMNT squad call with five gaps
2026 FIFA World Cup#713 Apr
“reviewing competition complaint on ticketing”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#712 Apr
Rejected Iran's request to relocate Group G World Cup matches
2026 FIFA World Cup: FIFA shuts Iran relocation door via Sheinbaum#712 Apr
#711 Apr
#711 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#710 Apr
Mentioned in: HRW logs 167,000 ICE arrests across US host cities
2026 FIFA World Cup#710 Apr
“holds world cup matches with no enforcement protocol”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#69 Apr
FIFA: Category 1 seat maps were 'indicative' only
2026 FIFA World Cup#69 Apr
FIFA reveals stealth premium tiers after 'final' sales
2026 FIFA World Cup#69 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#69 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#69 Apr
“contradicted own documentation against claims of”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#67 Apr
Iran awaits FIFA reply as Congress deadline closes
2026 FIFA World Cup#67 Apr
Mentioned in: State Dept has no data on visa impact
2026 FIFA World Cup#77 Apr
SoFi Stadium union demands FIFA bar ICE from venue
2026 FIFA World Cup#87 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#87 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
Bloomberg: FIFA cannot legally move Iran's matches
2026 FIFA World Cup#66 Apr
#66 Apr
“conditioned participation on relocation demand against”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#76 Apr
“demanded ice exclusion from tournament operations”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
“cannot contractually meet relocation demand of”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
“holds blocking consent right over relocations contracted with”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#65 Apr
“reported contractual constraint blocking relocation for”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#62 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran training site prepares with no official update
2026 FIFA World Cup#72 Apr
Mentioned in: Tucson training base keeps preparing for Team IR Iran
2026 FIFA World Cup#72 Apr
“confirmed no stand down instruction received from”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#72 Apr
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#41 Apr
FIFA's Final Ticket Window Crashes on Opening
2026 FIFA World Cup#71 Apr
Mentioned in: Infantino tells Iran in Antalya: you will play
2026 FIFA World Cup#11 Apr
Operated as a policy-reversal mechanism overriding year-long housing protections
Nomads & Communities: World Cup suspends Mexico City STR cap#71 Apr
#71 Apr
“reported infantino quote to iranian delegation”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#431 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq Qualify for First World Cup in 40 Years
2026 FIFA World Cup#431 Mar
Mentioned in: USMNT Lose Again at Their World Cup Venue
2026 FIFA World Cup#431 Mar
Mentioned in: Turkey Back at World Cup, Land in Group D
2026 FIFA World Cup#431 Mar
Amnesty Upgrades Risk; Host Cities Split on ICE
2026 FIFA World Cup#431 Mar
Mentioned in: Vancouver Bars ICE; US Cities Have Agreements in Place
2026 FIFA World Cup#831 Mar
Mentioned in: 24 MEPs name Digital Fairness Act
2026 FIFA World Cup#131 Mar
“tournament demand drove suspension of housing protections”
Nomads & Communities · source event
#328 Mar
Eight Cup stadiums converting to grass
2026 FIFA World Cup#328 Mar
FIFA scans 1,248 players for 3D offside
2026 FIFA World Cup#328 Mar
Mentioned in: Azteca reopens before 84,130 fans
2026 FIFA World Cup#327 Mar
Mentioned in: Four UEFA playoff finals set for Monday
2026 FIFA World Cup#326 Mar
Denied postponement but assisted with visa procurement
2026 FIFA World Cup: Iraq charter through wartime airspace#326 Mar
Mentioned in: Guadalajara passes first security test
2026 FIFA World Cup#724 Mar
“filed article 102 competition complaint against”
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#223 Mar
Guadalajara 12,000 security tested live
2026 FIFA World Cup#223 Mar
Fans file EU competition case vs FIFA
2026 FIFA World Cup#223 Mar
Mentioned in: Pochettino names 27 for last Cup window
2026 FIFA World Cup#223 Mar
Mentioned in: Protesters target Azteca reopening
2026 FIFA World Cup#222 Mar
Mentioned in: ICE director confirms Cup security role
2026 FIFA World Cup#222 Mar
Mentioned in: New York gets $17.2m for Cup security
2026 FIFA World Cup#222 Mar
Azteca passes final tech tests
2026 FIFA World Cup#122 Mar
Azteca owner unsure stadium is ready
2026 FIFA World Cup#122 Mar
Introduced dynamic pricing and resale marketplace
2026 FIFA World Cup: $230,000 for a World Cup final seat#122 Mar
Mentioned in: Democrats move to ban ICE at World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup#122 Mar
Applied travel ban barring fans from four qualified nations from the US
2026 FIFA World Cup: Travel ban bars fans from four nations#122 Mar
Sheinbaum offers Mexico for Iran's games
2026 FIFA World Cup#122 Mar
Mentioned in: No parking, no tailgating at MetLife
2026 FIFA World Cup#122 Mar
Offered limited discount tickets in response
2026 FIFA World Cup: 69 Congress members demand lower prices#122 Mar
Mentioned in: New bus terminal for MetLife due in May
2026 FIFA World Cup#122 Mar
Mandated hybrid grass requirements
2026 FIFA World Cup: Mentioned in: Eight US venues racing to lay real grass#122 Mar
Iran asks FIFA to move matches to Mexico
2026 FIFA World Cup#119 Mar
Fan festivals flagged as terror targets
2026 FIFA World Cup#119 Mar
Mentioned in: FEMA $625m grant arrives two months late
2026 FIFA World Cup#118 Mar
Overruled by FFIRI president Taj contradicting minister's boycott stance
2026 FIFA World Cup: Football chief defies minister on Cup#116 Mar
Failed to provide safety guarantees
2026 FIFA World Cup: EU commissioner splits with FIFA on fans#116 Mar
FIFA rejects Iran's venue relocation bid
2026 FIFA World Cup#115 Mar
Iran not withdrawn; FIFA waits for April
2026 FIFA World Cup#114 Mar
Mentioned in: Honda loses US ad deal over Iran post
2026 FIFA World Cup#111 Mar
Host committees skip human rights plans
2026 FIFA World Cup#110 Mar
Iran's minister declares World Cup exit
2026 FIFA World Cup#18 Mar
Closed skies strand Iraq before playoff
2026 FIFA World Cup#15 Mar
Protected by Plan Kukulkan deploying 100,000 security forces for the Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup: Plan Kukulkan deploys 100,000 troops#124 Feb
Governed schedule as El Mencho cartel violence killed 70 across Mexico
2026 FIFA World Cup: El Mencho's death triggers 70 killings#121 Feb
Mentioned in: Mexico kills cartel boss El Mencho
2026 FIFA World Cup#119 Jan
Boycotted by England LGBTQ+ fan group Three Lions Pride over US conditions
2026 FIFA World Cup: England LGBTQ+ fans boycott US World Cup#19 Dec