Will visa delays and border fears keep international fans away from the Club World Cup in U.S.?

Will visa delays and border fears keep international fans away from the Club World Cup in U.S.?

If this do not do it, trump action will.

Trust America to host the Club World Cup and still think “football” means shoulder pads and halftime shows. Meanwhile, actual fans of the actual sport are stuck in 18-month visa queues or scared off by border agents who think a scarf is contraband. If you're going to host the world's game, maybe start by knowing what it's called.

Will visa delays and border fears keep international fans away from the Club World Cup in U.S.?

No.

If FIFA doesn't kick the US out of the organization, the World Cup will be a total disaster.

The US is a wonderful country and I would love to see the world cup, but at the moment I do not want to visit the US.

Not at all, as the US under the Trump Admin finally has a secure border again, keeping illegals out, while criminals especially are being deported.

Legitimate travelers will find a much safer environment in US as result of above = far fewer criminals, and thus crime

Nobody wants to visit any country with open borders and as a result many unvetted people on the loose.

Trump Admin secured US borders, vetting all entrants into US and is now busy deporting illegal alien criminals!

The US does not have open borders and visitors excluding illegal immigrates require a visa or ESTA when there visa exemptions.

Trust America to host the Club World Cup and still think “football” means shoulder pads and halftime shows.

Yes, that is EXACTLY what it means in the "American English" definition, for the WC that we will be hosting the sport is "Soccer"

Meanwhile, actual fans of the actual sport

You don't get to determine who is and who isn't an actual fan. There's no need to demean; we have about 85 to 100 million people, based on a U.S. adult population of 330 million, who love and watch the sport.

are stuck in 18-month visa queues or scared off by border agents who think a scarf is contraband. If you're going to host the world's game, maybe start by knowing what it's called.

It is a little more complicated than that.

Yes, that is EXACTLY what it means in the "American English" definition, for the WC that we will be hosting the sport is "Soccer"

Oh yes, the SIFA World Cup.

Oh yes, the SIFA World Cup.

If you want to call it that, fine, it flows off the tongue better anyway.

Give World Cups to football mad countries .

Not the US or Canada.

They don’t even know the right word for the sport.

Not the US or Canada.

You don't get to determine, but I think everyone should enjoy sports. If they brought that game, I think it's called Cricket to the US, I wouldn't want to watch it, but I am sure there are some Americans who like that sport, I guess...

They don’t even know the right word for the sport.

We do, but we changed it; such is life.

If you want to call it that, fine, it flows off the tongue better anyway.

It would be called FISA World Cup anyway- but that's not what anyone will call it- because that's not it's name.

It would be called FISA World Cup anyway- but that's not what anyone will call it- because that's not it's name.

funky, call it Pisa for all I care, it doesn't matter, we are hosting it and we call the sport whatever the heck we like, it's soccer for us always been and always will be and Football for us is the NFL and that's it, if "you" want to call soccer Football go ahead, when I'm around my friends (non-American), I always call it soccer and no one will make me say otherwise, trust me on that one, give people the curtosy and respect and allow them to say what they want. It won't kill you, it's just a darn sport.

No disrespect intended to the US or Canada - fine countries.

You wouldn’t hold an ice-hockey World Cup ( if there is one ) in the UK, either.

You wouldn’t hold an ice-hockey World Cup ( if there is one ) in the UK, either.

If they did, why not? More exposure. Everyone should enjoy sports, and with all the things happening globally, we need a break or two, and put all this stuff on the shelf.

bass4funk

You say you don't care about "soccer vs football," but then you post 4 comments on it. The US isn't alone in calling it soccer, so do Ireland and Australia, which have their versions of football.

American football is more a version of rugby than soccer.

It is what it is.

The US hosted the 1994 World Cup and is a better host than Qatar and Saudi Arabia. 3.5 million people attended the 1994 games.

No country should host the world cup if their national team has not reached at least the quarter finals.

Giving or rather selling a world cup to Qatar was a disgrace. As would holding any major sporting event in a restrictive majority Muslim country.

Mr Kipling

No country should host the world cup if their national team has not reached at least the quarter finals.

That is not possible. Stadiums and infrastructure have to be built, and the host country's decision is made long before even a ball is kicked. The host country always has a place.

No country should host the world cup if their national team has not reached at least the quarter finals

I don’t see that as a necessity.

Good climate in summer, good stadiums, a place where people can have a good time without silly restrictions and football mad.

Went to the WC in Korea and Japan in 2002 and I was very much looking forward to attending this one. Wanted to go to do this one as a family and go to both US and Japan matches - but not now. No way.