A meeting between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald Trump has resulted in FIFA World Cup ticket-holders receiving prioritized visa interviews, according to FIFA.

Monday's announcement outlined a new FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System (FIFA PASS), aimed at making the process for acquiring visas for the tournament as smooth as possible, and hopefully boosting international attendance for the 2026 World Cup in the process.

A stricter approach to immigration and deportations by the Trump administration in 2025 has led to public questioning of the wisdom in holding soccer's preeminent tournament in North America, as had been previously scheduled.

The World Cup is scheduled to be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States across 16 cities, welcomin

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