WorldAmerican President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban could make it impossible for his country to host the 2026 World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino warned on Thursday. But with Trump seeking to ban nationals from several Muslim-majority countries, Infantino says the US may not even be in a position to submit a bid. In the world there are many countries who have bans, travel bans, visa requirements and so on and so forth. “It's obvious when it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup. “We were obliged to appoint a normalisation committee in Argentina, which is quite uncommon for a big football country like Argentina.

Source: Sunday Times March 09, 2017 14:34 UTC