Amnesty International has warned that football fans attending this summer’s World Cup risk being confronted with “troubling attacks on human rights”. “Preparations for the FIFA World Cup have been underway for more than a year, with safety and security as the top priority of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026. The “Visa Bond Pilot Program” relates to 50 countries, five of which have qualified for the World Cup. Last week, World Cup participants Tunisia were among the countries added to the list, which comes into effect from April 2. Cape Verde — an archipelago of only 525,000 people — has qualified for the men’s World Cup for the first time in its history.

Source: International New York Times March 30, 2026 03:51 UTC