FIFA President Called to Face Congress Over Trump Ties
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The Spin
The FIFA World Cup delivered exactly what sport is supposed to — unity, joy and zero violence across 16 cities. Seven million fans from over 200 countries showed up, and billions more watched from home. Dismissing all of that as a failure just because a few visa decisions didn't go the way some wanted is a bad-faith argument that ignores the tournament's overwhelming success of the tournament.
FIFA's Infantino reversed a won DOJ corruption case, surged finalsfinal's ticket prices from $1,550 to nearly $33,000, and let Trump personally intervene to overturn a red card — then called it the greatest show on earth. Four state attorneys general are already investigating the ticketing scandal. This wasn't a World Cup;, itbut wasa shameful spectacle of a favor exchange dressedmasked up in buzzwords like unity and love.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 53.4% chance that 60 or more teams will compete in the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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