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JUST IN: Trump DEMANDS World Cup Control — FIFA Says NO, Canada & Mexico Rise |Jimmy Kimmel

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JUST IN: Trump DEMANDS World Cup Control — FIFA Says NO, Canada & Mexico Rise | Jimmy Kimmel

JUST IN: Trump demands control over World Cup decisions — and FIFA says no. In this episode, Jimmy Kimmel breaks down how power, sport, and politics collide as Canada and Mexico quietly rise on the global stage. With calm analysis, Jimmy Kimmel explains why FIFA’s refusal matters, how sovereignty is tested, and what this moment reveals about shifting influence. This is not just about football. Jimmy Kimmel connects the dots between diplomacy, trade pressure, and public trust. Watch as Jimmy Kimmel guides you beyond headlines, and see why Jimmy Kimmel believes this story reshapes how nations negotiate power.
  • 00:00 – When Power Makes a Demand
  • 03:30 – Was This Really About Safety?
  • 07:00 – FIFA Draws the Line
  • 10:30 – Risk, Uncertainty, and Quiet Calculations
  • 14:00 – When the Spotlight Quietly Moves
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hr> Peter Burgess COMMENTARY

The reputational damage that the US is going through thanks to President Trump is difficult to comprehend.

FIFA is becoming exhibit one for what I refer to as another marquis 'Trump fail'.

The USA is lucky to get any FIFA world cup matches. When it comes to football ... that is soccer ... the USA is an afterthought. Many countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa are ahead of the USA by most metrics related to soccer!

FIFA has come to North America much more because of Mexico and Canada than the USA ... but neither Trump nor the USA as a whole seem to understand this fact!

Peter Burgess
Transcript
  • 0:15
  • When Power Makes a Demand
  • The United States along with Mexico and
  • Canada are slated to host the soccer
  • matches, but President Donald Trump
  • suggested he might ask FIFA to move
  • matches from certain Democratic le
  • cities. it would be if he feels crime
  • there is too high or a city's leadership
  • is not cooperating with the federal
  • government.
  • So we have a great Washington DC. We, as
  • you probably know, we're going into
  • Memphis and we're going into some other
  • cities and very soon we're going to go
  • into Chicago.
  • With all due respect to current world
  • leaders, football is bigger than them
  • and football will survive their regime,
  • their government, their slogans.
  • Hello everyone, I'm Jimmy Kimmel. I hope
  • you're having a good day and if you're
  • celebrating, I want to wish you a very
  • merry Christmas. Before we begin, if
  • this channel helps you slow down, think

  • 1:00
  • clearly, and look beyond the headlines.
  • I'd appreciate your support. Please like
  • the video, share it with someone who
  • values calm analysis, and subscribe so
  • you don't miss what's coming next.
  • Today's story may sound like it's about
  • football, but it's really about power,
  • trust, and how quickly the spotlight can
  • shift. Let's begin.
  • Let's reflect on this for a moment. This
  • story doesn't begin with a match or a
  • stadium. It begins with a demand. Donald
  • Trump declared that he could decide
  • where the World Cup matches would be
  • held and that he could move matches out
  • of American cities he deemed unsafe.
  • That wasn't presented as a request. It
  • was presented as power.
  • So, we have a great Washington DC. We,
  • as you probably know, we're going into
  • Memphis and we're going into some other
  • cities and very soon we're going to go
  • into Chicago. If we think there's going
  • to be the sign of any trouble, I would
  • ask Johnny to move that to a different
  • city. We have a lot of cities that are
  • will love to have it number one and will
  • do it very safely.
  • This wasn't just a challenge to FIFA. It
  • was also an implicit rejection of the
  • United States role as co-host. Canada

  • 2:02
  • and Mexico were not treated as equal
  • partners at the time. They were
  • sidelined as if their cities security
  • plans and commitments did not carry the
  • same weight. As if hosting the World Cup
  • were a privilege granted by Washington
  • rather than a shared responsibility
  • agreed upon years earlier. FIFA
  • responded quickly and without drama. The
  • answer was simple. No. The World Cup is
  • not controlled by presidents or
  • political pressure. It belongs to global
  • football. That refusal changed
  • everything.
  • With all due respect to current world
  • leaders, football is bigger than them
  • and football will survive their regime,
  • their government, their slogans.
  • While Trump was loudly asserting
  • control, something quieter was
  • unfolding. Trust was being tested.
  • Reliability was being weighed. And in
  • that moment, Canada and Mexico began to
  • stand out, not through headlines, but
  • through preparation and stability. This
  • video is about that shift when power was
  • asserted and the spotlight moved
  • elsewhere quietly and without apology.
  • If you want to keep following moments

  • 3:01
  • like these, where power is tested and
  • the real story unfolds beneath the
  • noise, subscribe to the channel and
  • follow me. When Donald Trump spoke about
  • moving World Cup matches out of US
  • cities he considered unsafe, he framed
  • it as a question of security. On the
  • surface, that sounds reasonable. But
  • safety was never the real issue. I want
  • you to remember this. World Cup 2026 was
  • once seen as America's stage. A global
  • showcase meant to highlight US
  • leadership, stability, and openness to
  • the world. And that is why this moment

  • 3:30
  • Was This Really About Safety?
  • matters. If safety were truly the
  • concern, those discussions would have
  • taken place quietly through established
  • channels with FIFA. Instead, Trump chose
  • to speak publicly and unilaterally as if
  • the tournament were his to rearrange.
  • That shift changed everything. In that
  • instant, the conversation moved away
  • from logistics and toward power, away
  • from cooperation and toward control. And
  • when a host nation begins treating a
  • global event as personal leverage, trust
  • doesn't collapse loudly. It begins to
  • slip quietly and decisively. I want you

  • 4:01
  • to answer this with a simple word. Do
  • you believe this was really about
  • safety? Comment yes if you think safety
  • was the true concern. Comment no if you
  • believe this was about control.
  • After Trump's statement, many people
  • expected a fight. Loud words, public
  • arguments. That did not happen. Within
  • just a few hours, FIFA issued its own
  • response. Rather than escalating the
  • situation, the organization chose to
  • speak through Victor Montalani, FIFA's
  • vice president and head of Kanka. His
  • statement was carefully crafted, firm in
  • authority, measured in tone, and quietly
  • warning that there are limits no
  • political leader can cross. He simply
  • explained a basic truth. The World Cup
  • does not belong to any president, any
  • government, or any political system.
  • Countries may host the matches, but FIFA
  • controls the tournament. With all due
  • respect to current world leaders,
  • football is bigger than them, and
  • football will survive their regime,
  • their government, their slogan.
  • For people watching around the world,

  • 5:01
  • especially those who value order and
  • stability, the message was easy to
  • understand. There are rules. Those rules
  • were agreed to years ago and no single
  • leader can change them with a statement.
  • By letting Montalani speak, FIFA was
  • doing more than responding. It was
  • protecting the system calmly, clearly,
  • and without emotion. And in that moment,
  • the world was reminded of something
  • important. Power can speak loudly, but
  • structure always speaks last. If you
  • believe these quieter moments matter,
  • please share this video with someone who
  • would appreciate it. No matter how
  • confident Donald Trump sounded, he did
  • not have the authority to move World Cup
  • matches. That power does not belong to
  • any president. The 2026 World Cup was
  • planned years in advance. 16 host cities
  • were officially approved across North
  • America, 11 in the United States, two in
  • Canada, and three in Mexico. Each city
  • signed binding agreements with FIFA long
  • before any political statement was made.
  • By the time Trump spoke, stadium
  • renovations were already underway.

  • 6:00
  • Transportation plans were in place.
  • Security arrangements, insurance
  • policies, and global broadcasting
  • schedules had been finalized. Billions
  • of dollars had already been committed
  • across governments, sponsors, and media
  • partners. I want you to imagine what it
  • would take to change even one match. It
  • would mean reopening hundreds of
  • contracts involving dozens of countries
  • and organizations. That simply cannot be
  • done by a single leader or a public
  • remark. This is why FIFA responded so
  • firmly. Trump spoke as if control were
  • immediate. But the World Cup operates on
  • structure, rules, and long-term
  • commitments. And while nothing changed
  • on paper that day, something important
  • changed in perception. The world began
  • to quietly ask whether the United States
  • truly understood the responsibility of
  • hosting the world.
  • And that question does not disappear
  • easily. If this helped you understand
  • how the World Cup actually works beyond
  • headlines and statements, please take a
  • moment to like the video. It helps this
  • kind of calm fact-based analysis reach
  • more people. After Donald Trump's

  • 7:01
  • FIFA Draws the Line
  • remarks, the issue was no longer about
  • tone or politics. It became about real
  • conditions on the ground. Conditions
  • that international organizers could
  • measure, document, and compare. Reports
  • cited by global media pointed to a
  • troubling reality. In a single year, the
  • United States recorded more than 500
  • mass shootings. This was not an isolated
  • spike. It reflected a pattern of gun
  • violence that had become familiar,
  • frequent, and unpredictable. For an
  • organization responsible for protecting
  • millions of visiting fans, players, and
  • officials, that number carried serious
  • weight. At the same time, large protests
  • and political unrest continued across
  • several major American cities, Los
  • Angeles, Chicago, New York. These were
  • not abstract names on a map. They were
  • official host cities preparing to
  • welcome the world. For older fans,
  • families, and international visitors,
  • unpredictability itself became a source
  • of fear. Not knowing when a protest
  • might turn violent, not knowing how
  • quickly authorities could respond, not
  • knowing whether local and federal
  • agencies were aligned. Safety at this

  • 8:00
  • point was no longer a theoretical
  • promise. It was a risk calculation. Then
  • there was the matter of access. Previous
  • World Cup hosts understood that
  • welcoming the world required simplicity.
  • In Russia and Qatar, fans were allowed
  • to enter with a ticket and basic
  • identification. The process was fast,
  • clear, and predictable. The United
  • States was different. The American visa
  • system remained slow and complex. Many
  • fans faced long waiting periods, high
  • costs, and the constant possibility of
  • denial without explanation. For people
  • traveling with families or on fixed
  • incomes, that uncertainty felt unsafe
  • before the journey even began. One
  • journalist captured the contrast
  • plainly. In Russia, you need a ticket.
  • In the US, you need time, money, and a
  • miracle. Taken together, these factors
  • created a dangerous mix. Not because
  • violence was guaranteed, but because
  • confidence was steadily eroding. And for
  • an event as large as the World Cup, the
  • loss of confidence is itself a security
  • threat.
  • That is when organizations like FIFA

  • 9:00
  • stop debating intentions and begin
  • preparing alternatives quietly,
  • carefully, and without public alarm.
  • What do you think? When does uncertainty
  • become a real security risk? Leave your
  • thoughts in the comments. Quietly,
  • senior officials began preparing what
  • they called contingency planning. In
  • simple terms, they were asking a
  • difficult question. What happens if
  • conditions in the United States become
  • too unpredictable to manage smoothly?
  • The response was not dramatic. It was
  • technical. FIFA planners began reviewing
  • the matches that matter most.
  • quarterfinals, semi-finals, and other
  • high-profile games that draw the largest
  • crowds and the greatest global
  • attention. These are the matches with
  • the highest visibility and the highest
  • risk if anything goes wrong. I want you
  • to notice what this really meant. They
  • were not discussing cancellations. They
  • were discussing where importance should
  • sit. That is why Canada and Mexico
  • quietly moved to the center of the
  • conversation. Officials examined whether
  • more highstakes matches could be hosted
  • there, not because those countries
  • demanded anything, but because they

  • 10:00
  • offered something FIFA values above all
  • else, predictability. Any possible
  • adjustments were framed carefully.
  • Discussions focused on neutral technical
  • factors, logistics, travel efficiency,
  • weather, broadcast scheduling, time
  • zones, transportation flow, and stadium
  • readiness. Each factor made sense on its
  • own. Taken together, they pointed in the
  • same direction. Think about what that
  • means. Moving a single quarterfinal may
  • sound minor. Shifting a semi-final can
  • seem like a practical detail, but when
  • key matches move, the tournament center

  • 10:30
  • Risk, Uncertainty, and Quiet Calculations
  • of gravity moves with them. Media
  • attention follows. Sponsors adjust.
  • Global audiences attach their memories
  • elsewhere. This was not punishment. It
  • was risk management. FIFA's priority is
  • protecting the integrity and credibility
  • of the tournament. That means avoiding
  • chaos, uncertainty, and lastminute
  • emergencies. When stability becomes
  • uneven across host nations, FIFA does
  • not wait for a crisis. It prepares
  • alternatives quietly, carefully, and
  • without headlines. From the outside, the
  • World Cup still appeared balanced. But

  • 11:01
  • inside planning rooms, assumptions were
  • changing. The United States was no
  • longer treated as the automatic center.
  • It became one option among others.
  • Canada and Mexico, by staying calm,
  • organized, and predictable, became the
  • safer choice. This is how power shifts
  • in global events. Not through speeches
  • or confrontation, but through technical
  • decisions that sound ordinary and change
  • everything. By the time the public
  • notices, the spotlight has already
  • moved. And before we continue, take a
  • moment to check that you're subscribed
  • because the most important shifts rarely
  • announce themselves, and this channel
  • follows them step by step.
  • FIFA planners began reviewing the
  • allocation of major matches.
  • quarterfinals, semi-finals, high-profile
  • games that draw the largest crowds, the
  • biggest television audiences, and the
  • most international attention. These
  • matches carry higher risk, higher
  • visibility, and far greater consequences
  • if anything goes wrong. I want you to
  • notice something important here. They
  • were not talking about cancelling games.
  • They were talking about moving

  • 12:00
  • importance. Canada and Mexico became
  • central to those discussions. Officials
  • examined whether additional highstakes
  • matches could be hosted there instead.
  • Not because those countries demanded it,
  • but because they offered predictability.
  • The adjustments were framed carefully.
  • When changes were discussed, they were
  • explained using neutral technical
  • language. Logistics, travel efficiency,
  • weather conditions, broadcast
  • scheduling, time zones, transportation
  • flow, stadium readiness. These are all
  • legitimate considerations in a
  • tournament of this scale. But taken
  • together, they pointed in one direction.
  • I want you to think about what this
  • really meant. Moving a single
  • quarterfinal may seem minor. Shifting a
  • semi-final might appear technical, but
  • when key matches move, the center of
  • gravity moves with them. Media attention
  • follows. Sponsors adjust. Global
  • audiences focus their attention
  • elsewhere. This was not punishment. It
  • was risk management. FIFA has one
  • priority above all others. Protecting

  • 13:00
  • the integrity and credibility of the
  • tournament. That means avoiding chaos,
  • uncertainty, and lastminute emergencies.
  • And when stability becomes uneven across
  • host nations, FIFA does not wait for a
  • crisis to act. It prepares alternatives
  • quietly, carefully, without headlines.
  • From the outside, the World Cup still
  • looked balanced. But inside planning
  • rooms, the emphasis was changing. The
  • United States was no longer assumed to
  • be the automatic center. It became one
  • option among others. and Canada and
  • Mexico by staying calm, organized, and
  • predictable became the safe choice. This
  • is how power shifts in global events,
  • not with speeches, not with
  • confrontation, but with technical
  • decisions that sound boring and change
  • everything. By the time the public
  • notices, the spotlight has already
  • moved. And before we move on, take a
  • quick moment to check whether you're
  • subscribed because the biggest shifts
  • don't happen with headlines. They happen
  • they happen quietly. And this channel is
  • where we follow those quiet changes step

  • 14:00
  • When the Spotlight Quietly Moves
  • by step.
  • I want you to step back and look at what
  • this really means for the United States.
  • On paper, nothing dramatic has changed.
  • The United States was awarded 11 of the
  • 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup.
  • And that remains true. Officially,
  • America is still the largest host in the
  • tournament. But here is the distinction
  • that matters. Being a host is not the
  • same as being the center. The center of
  • the World Cup is not decided by how many
  • cities are listed on a document. It is
  • decided by where the most important
  • matches are played. The quarterfinals,
  • the semifinals, the moments that carry
  • the highest global attention and define
  • how the tournament is remembered. This
  • is where the risk quietly emerged. As
  • FIFA reviewed contingency plans, the
  • possibility appeared that the United
  • States could lose some of those
  • spotlight matches. Not through
  • punishment, not through a public
  • decision, but through gradual, cautious
  • rebalancing. Think about how that
  • happens. One major match is reassigned
  • for logistical reasons. Another is

  • 15:01
  • adjusted because of weather or broadcast
  • timing. Each decision sounds technical.
  • Each one seems minor, but together they
  • reshape the tournament. When fewer
  • defining matches take place in one
  • country, attention shifts, media
  • coverage follows, sponsors adapt, and
  • the emotional memory of the World Cup
  • begins forming elsewhere. This matters
  • because the 20126 World Cup was once
  • seen as America's stage, a moment to
  • present leadership, stability, and
  • openness to the world. That expectation
  • did not disappear suddenly. It weakened
  • over time as confidence slowly eroded.
  • For FIFA, trust is practical, not
  • symbolic. It means knowing systems will
  • work under pressure. When that trust
  • becomes uneven, FIFA adapts. Canada and
  • Mexico did not need to replace the
  • United States. They only needed to
  • appear more predictable. And in global
  • events of this scale, predictability is
  • power. The United States does not need
  • to lose the World Cup to lose status. It

  • 16:00
  • only needs to lose confidence. When that
  • happens, decisions move away quietly. No
  • announcement, no ceremony, just fewer
  • defining moments and a spotlight that no
  • longer rests where it once did. Because
  • what we've just walked through was never
  • really about football. It was about how
  • trust works and how easily it can be
  • misplaced. The 2026 World Cup was once
  • imagined as America's stage. A moment
  • for the United States to open its doors
  • to the world and show stability,
  • confidence, and leadership. On paper,
  • that opportunity still exists. The
  • stadiums remain, the host cities remain,
  • the contracts remain. But trust does not
  • live on paper. Trust lives in
  • predictability, in restraint, in the
  • quiet confidence that systems will hold
  • when pressure arrives. And once that
  • trust begins to weaken, it doesn't
  • collapse in public. It simply moves on.
  • What happened here is a lesson larger
  • than any tournament. When power is
  • asserted too loudly, it often exposes
  • its own limits. When leadership confuses
  • control with credibility, the result is

  • 17:01
  • not strength. It is doubt. FIFA did not
  • confront. It did not punish. It adjusted
  • calmly technically. And in doing so, it
  • showed how global systems protect
  • themselves. They shift weight. They
  • reduce risk. They follow stability.
  • Canada and Mexico did not take the
  • spotlight by demanding it. They earned
  • it by offering something rare in
  • uncertain times, reliability.
  • And the United States did not lose its
  • place through a single decision. It
  • risked losing it through a series of
  • moments where confidence quietly eroded.
  • This is how influence fades in the
  • modern world. Not with dramatic endings,
  • not with public defeats, but with fewer
  • defining moments, fewer chances to lead,
  • and fewer reasons for the world to look
  • your way. So, when the final whistle
  • blows in 2026, what matters won't just
  • be who hosted the most matches. It will
  • be where the world felt safe, welcomed,
  • and confident. Because in the end,
  • leadership is not claimed. It is
  • trusted. And trust, once lost, rarely
  • announces where it goes next. If this

  • 18:01
  • analysis helped you see how power,
  • trust, and stability really shape global
  • events, make sure you're subscribed.
  • Stay with the channel because the most
  • important shifts rarely announce
  • themselves, and we'll continue following
  • them as they unfold.
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