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cbabe

(6,817 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:18 PM Jan 2026

'Cancel your tickets': Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin

https://www.rawstory.com/world-cup-2674872045/

‘Cancel your tickets’: Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin

Alexander Willis
January 10, 2026 2:11PM ET



“I had to cancel my World Cup plans,” wrote Ramy Abdu, a Palestinian academic and assistant professor of law and finance, in a social media post on X Friday. “Visiting the United States simply isn’t safe.”



“Would you have gone to watch the Olympics in Nazi Germany in 1936?” asked Pekka Kallioniemi, a Finnish social media analyst with a focus on propaganda and disinformation, in a social media post on X Friday. “If the answer is no, it’s time to cancel your US World Cup tickets.”

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'Cancel your tickets': Calls grow to boycott US-hosted FIFA World Cup over Trump admin (Original Post) cbabe Jan 2026 OP
Smart... fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #1
FIFA popsdenver Jan 2026 #20
After paying all that bribe money to get little or no economic benefit...karma JT45242 Jan 2026 #25
Reminds me of popsdenver Jan 2026 #31
I won't set foot on American soil for as long as this madness is going on. Dave Bowman Jan 2026 #2
I like that idea. I think when Ilsa Jan 2026 #18
An all-encompassing boycott of America would get attention, not just tourism but all our products too. TheRickles Jan 2026 #22
My son in law is Canadian. murielm99 Jan 2026 #28
Olympics too! 2naSalit Jan 2026 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2026 #27
Especially air travelers. Some might be driving in from Canada or Tetrachloride Jan 2026 #4
Not just tickets! Don't fucking watch! No streaming, no broadcast, no web traffic, RockRaven Jan 2026 #5
FIFA meet FAFO lame54 Jan 2026 #6
Should be on a Tee shirt! PuraVidaDreamin Jan 2026 #10
Would be nice if whole countries and teams/athletes did the same. BIG embarrassment to Trump. The more... dutch777 Jan 2026 #7
If you recall, in 1980 the U.S. and a number of other countries boycotted the Olympics in Moscow over flashman13 Jan 2026 #11
About 60 countries. moondust Jan 2026 #16
Well, the next Olympics in the U.S. aren't happening until 2028, so a lot could happen by then. ShazzieB Jan 2026 #24
Who would want to come to a country whose immigration enforcement agency is so violent that they even kill citizens? nt Gore1FL Jan 2026 #8
I don't get that either Skittles Jan 2026 #9
I hope people boycott "at levels nobody thought was possible." Ol Janx Spirit Jan 2026 #12
I fear for the safety of the foreign athletes, team managers, the fans, and anyone planning to come here FakeNoose Jan 2026 #13
Me, too, FakeNoose! Foreigners are so NOT safe in this country now. BComplex Jan 2026 #29
Downtown Atlanta has nothing interesting and............. NGeorgian Jan 2026 #14
I called for it awhile ago after they gave him that fucking peace prize. ananda Jan 2026 #15
No one should come here. AllyCat Jan 2026 #17
Boost this FAR AND WIDE!!! wolfie001 Jan 2026 #19
It's about FRIGGIN' time! nt Exp Jan 2026 #21
MAJOR BACKLASH As FIFA Fans Cancel Plans to Travel to USA for World Cup LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #23
YES! Boycott FIFA! (nt) Paladin Jan 2026 #26
Good idea. It's not safe here as long as the dump regime is in place. Trust_Reality Jan 2026 #30
K&R spanone Jan 2026 #32
Take Greenland - games off Prince99 Jan 2026 #33

fujiyamasan

(2,041 posts)
1. Smart...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:24 PM
Jan 2026

Anyone at this point would have to be insane to visit this country. And fuck FIFA. Such a corrupt organization.

popsdenver

(2,628 posts)
20. FIFA
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:09 PM
Jan 2026

is THE most corrupt organization.....Second only to Trump and his entire CABAL of Republicans.

Everyone in the U.S. should not purchase tickets to ANY match here in the U.S. and definitely no one in any other country should buy tickets to matches scheduled in the U.S.

Perfect that Trump would hook up with FIFA............birds of a feather.......

JT45242

(4,133 posts)
25. After paying all that bribe money to get little or no economic benefit...karma
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:40 PM
Jan 2026

You can't get Olympics or world cup without big bags of bribe cash...now empty stadiums, empty hotels, and empty restaurants.

Hope people decide to attend only games in Canada and mexico

popsdenver

(2,628 posts)
31. Reminds me of
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:19 PM
Jan 2026

when Colorado was nearly subjected to hosting the Winter Olympics back in the 70's........

Thankfully, we had a very intelligent, astute, and true visionary Governor at the time.......Dick Lamm. Did I mention that he was a true Dem ??????????

He saved our State, time and time again, while he was Governor. And then, he continued influencing the minds of people after he left office. He wrote a weekly commentary, published in the Rocky Mountain News, about many significant problems that we were facing currently, and/or that we, as a nation would be facing..........I re-read those articles a few years back, and if there was ever a Visionary, he was it.......Four Decades later, almost all of them came true.........

Dick Lamm, thank you for all your contributions, they weren't listening then, and they're not listening still.
May you RIP......

Ilsa

(64,577 posts)
18. I like that idea. I think when
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:04 PM
Jan 2026

tourism and other businesses start feeling the financial impact, they'll attempt to get their reps to pay attention. Boycotting the World Cup sends a big message, especially with massive cancellations.

I can remember the times long ago when middle class Mexicans would drive to Laredo, then San Antonio for long weekends in the spring to go shopping, particularly for Easter. I'm guessing there is none of that these days.

TheRickles

(3,533 posts)
22. An all-encompassing boycott of America would get attention, not just tourism but all our products too.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:18 PM
Jan 2026

murielm99

(33,085 posts)
28. My son in law is Canadian.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:59 PM
Jan 2026

He and my daughter live in Toronto. He will not come here. He thinks someone will shoot him.

We don't laugh at him.

2naSalit

(103,811 posts)
3. Olympics too!
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:25 PM
Jan 2026

Both organizations are so corrupt anyway, might as well give them a big dose of 'fuck you and your criminal business'! Cancel all events of the sort, we are in a civil war and must fight it with intellect,this is one mechanism we can all use easily.

Let these criminal enterprises fall on their faces.

Response to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Tetrachloride

(9,706 posts)
4. Especially air travelers. Some might be driving in from Canada or
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:41 PM
Jan 2026

Tierra del Fuego. So, not everyone need cancel, but not everyone is Dauntless.

RockRaven

(19,754 posts)
5. Not just tickets! Don't fucking watch! No streaming, no broadcast, no web traffic,
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:44 PM
Jan 2026

no merch, no nothing! STAY AWAY FROM EVERYTHING FIFA/WC THIS YEAR.

dutch777

(5,107 posts)
7. Would be nice if whole countries and teams/athletes did the same. BIG embarrassment to Trump. The more...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:25 PM
Jan 2026

...blacklisting/boycotting of American events, products and services the louder the message and embarrassment grows.

flashman13

(2,565 posts)
11. If you recall, in 1980 the U.S. and a number of other countries boycotted the Olympics in Moscow over
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:40 PM
Jan 2026

the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. It would be fitting if the rest of the world boycotted both the Olympics and the World Cup here in the U.S. Planning for mass picketing and demonstrations at every event should start now. We need to show the rest of the world that we are not all monsters.

moondust

(21,352 posts)
16. About 60 countries.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:49 PM
Jan 2026
U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter took the lead in the call for a boycott of the 1980 Olympics, and approximately 60 other countries joined the United States in staying away from Moscow. A number of Western countries did not observe the boycott, notably Great Britain, France, Italy, and Sweden.
~
https://www.britannica.com/event/Moscow-1980-Olympic-Games

Mixed feelings since it deprives the athletes of the rare opportunity when they may not even agree with their government's decisions.

ShazzieB

(22,883 posts)
24. Well, the next Olympics in the U.S. aren't happening until 2028, so a lot could happen by then.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:30 PM
Jan 2026

I'm hoping Schlump will be dead by then. I know Vance would suck as potus, but I honestly find him less scary than the Orange Hellbeast. Among other things, Vance wouldn't be able to control all the Republicans in Congress the way the Orange One does. And 2028 is an election year!

Gore1FL

(22,982 posts)
8. Who would want to come to a country whose immigration enforcement agency is so violent that they even kill citizens? nt
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:34 PM
Jan 2026

Skittles

(172,886 posts)
9. I don't get that either
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:37 PM
Jan 2026

I would be boycotting America now too; all decent folk need to take a stand against the growing fascism here.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,078 posts)
12. I hope people boycott "at levels nobody thought was possible."
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:41 PM
Jan 2026

"never seen before"
"nobody's ever seen anything like it"
"at a rate that nobody could have dreamt possible"

America deserves to be a pariah right now...unfortunately.

FakeNoose

(42,425 posts)
13. I fear for the safety of the foreign athletes, team managers, the fans, and anyone planning to come here
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:46 PM
Jan 2026

It's going to be a shitshow, and there's no way our government can guarantee the safety of these athletes.

BComplex

(9,961 posts)
29. Me, too, FakeNoose! Foreigners are so NOT safe in this country now.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 06:06 PM
Jan 2026

Neither are free-thinking Americans.

NGeorgian

(135 posts)
14. Downtown Atlanta has nothing interesting and.............
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:47 PM
Jan 2026

traffic is a nightmare. So is the airport.

ananda

(35,517 posts)
15. I called for it awhile ago after they gave him that fucking peace prize.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:49 PM
Jan 2026

I hope it gets no attendance.

Prince99

(106 posts)
33. Take Greenland - games off
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:40 PM
Jan 2026

Let's be real about this. If someone like Putin were to take over a country and host a world event, would the USA (in the past) be the lead to suggest the cancelation of the event? Did we do this in the 80s?

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