Usually when World Cup’s are held in a brutal dictatorship, the quid pro quo for both sides is obvious.
With this clusterf***, it's really not clear what the US or FIFA is getting out of it, and the potential lasting damage to both is kinda obvious
Treblig 🇺🇦
This will go down as a major stain on FIFA and its World Cup before a ball has even been kicked. Infantino has been banging on about the most inclusive World Cup and Africa’s top referee can’t even get into the country.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/w...
