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The only Thing Ruining This Brilliant World Cup Is the People in Charge

Summary by The Independent
Even as the tournament is delivering some of the most spirit-lifting football in its history, Donald Trump and Fifa have conspired to deliver a rule-change that looks dangerously close to match-fixing, says Jim White

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The IndependentThe Independent
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The only thing ruining this brilliant World Cup is the people in charge

Even as the tournament is delivering some of the most spirit-lifting football in its history, Donald Trump and Fifa have conspired to deliver a rule-change that looks dangerously close to match-fixing, says Jim White

·London, United Kingdom
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El PaisEl Pais
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FIFA in the 86th World Cup: “To Deliver the Cup to the United States Would Not Be to Choose Venue, but to Auction the Tournament to the Highest Bidder”

Backed by Gianni Infantino’s permanent concessions to Donald Trump, FIFA chose Mexico instead of the United States for the 1986 World Cup that had left Colombia vacant

·Spain
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El Pais broke the news in Spain on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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