I get your sentiment, but a few years ago the FIFA World Cup was played in Dubai. No one boycotted. I think that sadly, countries will send their athletes and people will visit.
Agree. I amongst many would be too frightened to go to the USA fearing we’d be detained. An Aussie was deported because he bought a discounted airfare to the USA.
It is legitimately dangerous for *anyone* to visit the United States right now, travel visas are being revoked without notice, and then the visa holders are instantly being declared illegal aliens, grabbed off the street by masked, unmarked goons, and disappeared into offshore concentration camps.
I think countries should be boycotting the next football World Cup, to be held in 2026 jointly in the USA & Canada & Mexico, but this will be very much a minority view in football circles, given that there was no boycott of Qatar in 2022, nor Russia in 2018.
since their athletes' families and country people risk kidnapping , chains and imprisonment w/o cause by just coming to watch , or any time they go out for a bite ...
why compete in hell
I'd be worried to come to the US as an athlete or just a visitor. We've already seen visitors with valid visas jailed for no reason at all. DON'T COME HERE. IT'S NOT SAFE.
I like the idea, but if countries were prepared to turn up to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and many athletes did the Hitler salute, I don’t like the chances of it being successful.
No need for a boycott, I think the prospect of being detained or deported will be enough of a deterrent for many foreign spectators as well as participants.
It’s not safe in the US. Cheeto will stop at nothing to “win” at what he perceives to be his accomplishments. I wouldn’t put it past him to kidnap athletes who come for completions. I wouldn’t trust anything about this country.
They won't want to risk being snatched off the field/court/street shackled and sent to a prison to be tortured, and disappeared. That's how the world sees America now.
There are games being played in Canada in this World Cup, it should just be moved here I guarantee nobody will be swept up and sent to El Salvador.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
The World Cup is being hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.
Would be hilarious if Canada and Mexico pulled out citing concern for the safety of travellers to the US.
Imagine thousands of people crossing our two borders. Every VISA checked and double checked. I'm a fan of international soccer but they should move the US games to Mexico and Canada with only non-stop flights back and forth.
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nobody in their right minds is ever going to your country again, from civilised countries
The former USA should be boycotted due to its citizen's stupidity on Nov. 5th 2024
https://www.reddit.com/r/Political_Revolution/comments/1jmljnm/tell_the_olympics_they_must_cancel_2028/
#elbowsup
They should cancel the games.
Oligarch Solidarity and "democratic" complicity
why compete in hell
Won’t happen though. FIFA is as corrupt as the 🍊💩.
- hosted by Canada/Mexico/Greenland/Heard Island.
Marginalized and "outlier" nations will boycott because of real threats to their safety and success.
"Inner circle" nations will boycott out of equal fear as well as deference, respect, and concern for the others.
The US currently has none of those.
It’s a surprise!🎉
I wouldn't come here.
“ We talk to all the fishes and animals of the sea…we know where your Submarines are, your Warships and Supply boats”..said a Spokspenguin
“Oh and we reach into your swamps too”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-29/what-is-the-ain-russia-belarus-paris-2024-olympics-war-ukraine/103888874
Would be hilarious if Canada and Mexico pulled out citing concern for the safety of travellers to the US.