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Wiz Imp

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28. "it's probably not completely within his power to determine where the World Cup matches take place"

Reply to GopherGal (Reply #18)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 10:44 AM

19 hrs ago

Not quite right. In reality, Trump has ABSOLUTELY NO POWER (that's ABSOLUTELY ZERO!) to determine where the World Cup matches take place. The World Cup is run by FIFA and part of their process of determining what country hosts the World Cup is setting the specific city/stadium locations of the matches. Trump has zero authority in this matter. FIFA theoretically could require a match be moved for good cause, but a President throwing a hissy fit over the political persuasion of a city is NOT good cause.

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