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What is tailgating, and has FIFA banned it at World Cup stadiums in the US?

US? Football fans have a new bone to pick with FIFA ahead of the [World Cup.](/fifa-world-cup-2026/) This time, it’s over a reported restriction on tailgating at World Cup venues in the United States

ACLU, Amnesty lead 120 rights groups issuing US World Cup ‘travel advisory’

FIFA, host cities, or the US government”. It comes as some international organisations and fans have raised concerns about how this year’s World Cup

The $13bn World Cup: how the numbers stack up on Fifa’s 2026 balance sheet

cities are hosting matches – 11 in the US, three in Mexico and two in Canada. “In the last four weeks we have had requests for a thousand years of World Cups,” Infantino said. “We have

How the FA helped US Soccer build its new home

US politicians for not doing more to help host cities. Fifa has adopted a new organisational model for the 2026 World Cup

Iran, protests, human rights – all to know about the 76th FIFA Congress

World Cup in the US due to the “deteriorating human rights situation in the US and the absence of meaningful action and concrete guarantees from FIFA, host cities

Tailgating to be allowed at Boston World Cup matches as FIFA changes stance

FIFA Teams that have qualified for the World Cup 2026-1776671102](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-Teams-that-have-qualified-for-the-World-Cup-2026-1776671102.png?quality=80) [Al Jazeera] ## What is tailgating in the US? In the context of US sports, tailgating is a pre-game social event

Low US hotel bookings paint grim hospitality picture at the World Cup

host FIFA World Cup matches, from New York to Los Angeles. Eighty percent of respondents reported hotel bookings were tracking below initial forecasts. And about 65 percent of the total respondents cited visa barriers

Five major issues affecting the FIFA World Cup with 50 days to go

US host cities [Fans can expect to pay nearly 12 times](/sports/2026/4/16/world-cup-2026-football-fans-outraged-by-united-states-transit-prices) the regular $12.90 fare for a round-trip train ride from Manhattan’s Penn Station to the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford

Before World Cup, FIFA slammed for politicising sport with Trump prize

World Cup includes provisions for host cities to promote inclusion, protect freedom of expression and prohibit discrimination during the June 11 to July 19 tournament. However, rights groups have said FIFA needs to do more

What does Trump shooting at White House dinner mean for World Cup security?

World Cup](/sports/2026/4/22/five-major-issues-affecting-the-fifa-world-cup-with-50-days-to-go) in the US due to the “deteriorating human rights situation in the US and the absence of meaningful action and concrete guarantees from FIFA, host cities

World Cup 2026: Football fans outraged by United States transit prices

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who wrote on social media on Tuesday that FIFA should foot the bill for transport costs to World Cup venues. FIFA, which is already facing severe criticism over

FIFA ‘surprised’ by US backlash as transport costs skyrocket at World Cup

host cities for transportation. “The FIFA World Cup will bring millions of fans to North America along with the related economic impact. Many of these fans will travel to NYNJ to ‌enjoy the ‌eight matches

FIFA urged to push US for ‘ICE Truce’ at World Cup by Human Rights Watch

Cup will no doubt be one of the greatest and most spectacular events in the history of mankind, attracting millions of fans from around the world to 11 host cities across America,” White House spokesman

World Cup host Mexico pledges security at tourist sites after shooting

host city of Guadalajara.  ## ‘An isolated incident’ On Tuesday, Sheinbaum acknowledged that the archaeological site lacked security filters

What would it cost England and Scotland fans to go to World Cup?

host eight Fifa World Cup 2026 games, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/939/cpsprodpb/9474/live/b8da8a30-4556-11f1-a4b0-8306ec2ff5e9.jpg)Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Return train tickets to the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey from Manhattan are priced

These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust?

FIFA World Cup trophy ahead of a match between Saudi Arabia and Mexico in Lusail Stadium in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. **Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images** Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images But another

US confirms transit fare spike to $150 for World Cup fans in New Jersey

US government has provided some $100m in transit grants to host cities to provide enhanced bus and rail service. Kansas City is running shuttles from locations around the city to Arrowhead Stadium that cost just

White House wants Department of Homeland Security reopen for World Cup

Fifa World Cup, with millions of visitors and dozens of major events across the country, reopening DHS is essential. "We cannot afford complacency - the stakes are simply too high." The shutdown of the DHS - which

Fans feel 'gouged' by £111 World Cup train tickets

World Cups in Russia and Qatar was free, and the United States had committed to offer the same perk in its host agreement with Fifa. On Wednesday, New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill [criticised Fifa

World Cup 2026: Saudi Arabia sack coach Herve Renard

City in Jeddah on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Ghani BASHIR / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20251014__78TV863__v4__HighRes__FblWc2026AsiaQualifiersKsaIrq-1776430087.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Saudi Arabia players celebrate with French coach Herve Renard after securing World Cup qualification [File: Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP] Renard