Donald Trump assures that there is “no tension” with Mexico and Canada, co-organizers of the next World Cup

The American president also promised on Tuesday that each visitor would be welcome, despite his very offensive policy in border control and the fight against illegal immigration.

France Télévisions – Sport writing

An organization “Without a hitch” and preparations without “No tension”. The President of the United States, Donald Trump assured, on Tuesday, May 7, that he did not feel “No tension” With Mexico and Canada, the co-organizers of the next World Cup in 2026 (June 11 to July 19), the first at 48 teams, despite recent diplomatic tensions with these two neighbors on migration issues and customs duties in particular.

The American president has also promised that fans around the world would be welcome, despite the questions surrounding his politics at the borders. Donald Trump, who placed himself at the head of the working group dedicated to the organization of the event, assured that visitors would live in the tournament an experience “Without a hitch”. “We are looking forward to welcoming football fans around the world”, he said, when speaking to the White House alongside the president of FIFA Gianni Infantino, who expressed his “Full confidence” In the Trump administration for the organization of a successful tournament.

The entrances to foreign travelers on American soil are expected to retreat in 2025 5.1 % compared to the previous year, against an anticipated increase previously 8.8 %, according to a report published at the end of February by Tourism Economics. “The polarization generated by the politics and rhetoric of the Trump government (…) will discourage trips to the United States”, estimated Tourism Economics.

Vice-president JD Vance said on Tuesday that visitors would be welcome, they should leave the country at the end of the competition. “I know that we will have visitors, nearly 100 countries probably. We want them to come, that they enjoy, that they attend the matches. But when it is finished, they will have to leave,” he warned.

The Minister of Internal Security, Kristi Noem, added that the United States would use the FIFA club World Cup, organized next month exclusively on their territory, as a test. “We are already working on travel documents, visa requests … It will obviously be a taste of what we can do next year for the World Cup”, she said.