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FIFA

Football's 211-member global governing body under Infantino, facing a ticketing scandal, Iran visa impasse, and SoFi labour dispute.

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#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
#178 Jun
#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
#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

demanded network fixes from Estadio Banorte before granting formal clearance

2026 FIFA World Cup: Banorte still has no FIFA clearance yet
#155 Jun

Instructed FFIRI to submit passports to Ankara embassy

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran squad cleared for US visas
#132 Jun
#1228 May
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#930 Apr

Convened the 76th Congress with 211 member associations; projected $13.1bn revenue

2026 FIFA World Cup: Vancouver Congress opens with Iran absent
#729 Apr
Convened byFCFIFA Congress
convenes 76th congress with agenda unpublished
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#629 Apr
ScheduledFCFIFA Congress
faces institutional deadline at
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#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
Audited and found host plans deficient byHRHuman Rights Watch
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#819 Apr
Named tier sponsor of byAAirbnb
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#816 Apr
Documented seat reservation practice of byKKCUR
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#815 Apr
Sought ice moratorium fromDTDonald Trump
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#713 Apr
Investigated byECEuropean Commission
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
upheld host city venue agreements
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#711 Apr
RuledIIran
rejected match relocation request
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#711 Apr
Announced fifa relocation decision byCSClaudia Sheinbaum
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#710 Apr
OperatedDDallas
holds world cup matches with no enforcement protocol
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#69 Apr
Imposed stealth premium tier on opener ofUUSMNT
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#69 Apr
Imposed stealth premium tier on opener ofPParaguay
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#69 Apr
contradicted own documentation against claims of
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#87 Apr
Sent unanswered demand letter to byUHUNITE HERE Local 11
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#87 Apr
Sent ice exclusion demand to byUHUNITE HERE Local 11
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
Summoned byIIran
received no formal response from
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
Summoned byADAhmad Donyamali
conditioned participation on relocation demand against
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
Acknowledged no impact modelling for policies affecting byUSUS State Department
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#76 Apr
Contacted byUHUNITE HERE Local 11
demanded ice exclusion from tournament operations
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
Withdrew fromIIran
cannot contractually meet relocation demand of
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#66 Apr
Authorised byUSUnited States
holds blocking consent right over relocations contracted with
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#65 Apr
Reported on byBBloomberg
reported contractual constraint blocking relocation for
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#72 Apr
Reported on bySHSarah Horvath
confirmed no stand down instruction received from
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#72 Apr
Has issued no stand down order to iran training siteKSKino Sports Complex
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#11 Apr

Operated as a policy-reversal mechanism overriding year-long housing protections

Nomads & Communities: World Cup suspends Mexico City STR cap
#71 Apr
SuppliedIIran
offered pre tournament training camp
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#71 Apr
Reported on byAJAl Jazeera
reported infantino quote to iranian delegation
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#131 Mar
LaunchedMCMexico City
tournament demand drove suspension of housing protections
Nomads & Communities · source event
#328 Mar
#328 Mar
#326 Mar

Denied postponement but assisted with visa procurement

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iraq charter through wartime airspace
#724 Mar
filed article 102 competition complaint against
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#223 Mar
#223 Mar
#222 Mar
#122 Mar
#122 Mar

Introduced dynamic pricing and resale marketplace

2026 FIFA World Cup: $230,000 for a World Cup final seat
#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
#122 Mar

Offered limited discount tickets in response

2026 FIFA World Cup: 69 Congress members demand lower prices
#122 Mar

Mandated hybrid grass requirements

2026 FIFA World Cup: Mentioned in: Eight US venues racing to lay real grass
#122 Mar
#119 Mar
#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
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#111 Mar
#110 Mar
#18 Mar
#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
#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