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cbabe

(6,218 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:18 PM 20 hrs ago

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

fujiyamasan

(1,234 posts)
1. Smart...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:24 PM
20 hrs ago

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

popsdenver

(1,569 posts)
20. FIFA
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:09 PM
18 hrs ago

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

(3,835 posts)
25. After paying all that bribe money to get little or no economic benefit...karma
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:40 PM
18 hrs ago

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

Ilsa

(63,855 posts)
18. I like that idea. I think when
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:04 PM
18 hrs ago

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

(3,174 posts)
22. An all-encompassing boycott of America would get attention, not just tourism but all our products too.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:18 PM
18 hrs ago

murielm99

(32,704 posts)
28. My son in law is Canadian.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:59 PM
17 hrs ago

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

(100,083 posts)
3. Olympics too!
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:25 PM
20 hrs ago

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.

PeaceWave

(2,696 posts)
27. Yeah. Great idea. Fire ravaged LA could use the economic boost, but let's cancel their olympics...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:47 PM
17 hrs ago


Seriously, we aren't in the business of needlessly creating "collateral damage." That's the other side's forte.

Tetrachloride

(9,393 posts)
4. Especially air travelers. Some might be driving in from Canada or
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:41 PM
20 hrs ago

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

RockRaven

(18,739 posts)
5. Not just tickets! Don't fucking watch! No streaming, no broadcast, no web traffic,
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 02:44 PM
19 hrs ago

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

dutch777

(4,891 posts)
7. Would be nice if whole countries and teams/athletes did the same. BIG embarrassment to Trump. The more...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:25 PM
19 hrs ago

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

flashman13

(2,040 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, 03:40 PM
19 hrs ago

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

(21,220 posts)
16. About 60 countries.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:49 PM
18 hrs ago
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

(22,225 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, 04:30 PM
18 hrs ago

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

(22,848 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, 03:34 PM
19 hrs ago

Skittles

(169,638 posts)
9. I don't get that either
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:37 PM
19 hrs ago

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

Ol Janx Spirit

(737 posts)
12. I hope people boycott "at levels nobody thought was possible."
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:41 PM
19 hrs ago

"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

(40,218 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, 03:46 PM
18 hrs ago

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

BComplex

(9,750 posts)
29. Me, too, FakeNoose! Foreigners are so NOT safe in this country now.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 05:06 PM
17 hrs ago

Neither are free-thinking Americans.

NGeorgian

(132 posts)
14. Downtown Atlanta has nothing interesting and.............
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:47 PM
18 hrs ago

traffic is a nightmare. So is the airport.

ananda

(34,453 posts)
15. I called for it awhile ago after they gave him that fucking peace prize.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:49 PM
18 hrs ago

I hope it gets no attendance.

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