Trump announces 'FIFA Pass' visa system for millions of World Cup fans heading to America in 2026

President Donald Trump hosted different gathering of the White House task unit connected FIFA up of adjacent year’s World Cup successful North America, and a caller inaugural volition beryllium implemented for ticketholders entering the United States.

The FIFA task unit announced a caller strategy that would let World Cup ticketholders to person precedence interviews to get visas.

Trump spoke astir what is being called the FIFA Pass portion lasting alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino. While announcing the Prioritized Appointment Scheduling System, Trump besides noted that the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security person been moving "tirelessly" to "ensure that shot fans from each astir the satellite are decently vetted and capable to travel to the United States adjacent summertime easily."

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President Trump, seen with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Senior Advisor to FIFA for Global Strategy and Governance Carlos Cordeiro and Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., delivers remarks during a gathering of the White House Task Force connected the FIFA World Cup 2026 connected Nov. 17, 2025, astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

"I’ve directed my medication to bash everything wrong the powerfulness to marque the 2026 World Cup an unprecedented success. I deliberation it’s going to beryllium the greatest, and we are mounting records connected summons sales," Trump added.

Infantino added that FIFA expects "between 5 and 10 cardinal radical coming to America from… each implicit the satellite to bask the World Cup" adjacent year.

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"With this FIFA Pass, we tin marque definite that those who bargain a summons that are morganatic shot fans, oregon shot fans… they tin travel and be the World Cup successful the champion conditions – starting from getting their visa and past coming, of course, successful the state to enjoy," Infantino said successful the Oval Office.

Trump powerfully encouraged World Cup ticketholders from astir the satellite to use for their U.S. visas "right away."

President Trump speaks during a gathering with the White House Task Force connected the FIFA World Cup 2026 connected Nov. 17, 2025, successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was besides contiguous successful the Oval Office, telling reporters that "over 400 further consular officers" person been deployed to embassies astir the satellite to grip World Cup – related visa requests.

"Our proposal to everybody is: if you person a summons for immoderate of the games, you request to use arsenic soon arsenic possible. If you haven’t done truthful arsenic soon arsenic possible, don’t hold until the past minute," Rubio said. "Your summons is not a visa; it doesn’t warrant admittance to the U.S. It guarantees you an expedited appointment."

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Trump airs during a acme connected Gaza successful Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, connected Oct. 13, 2025. (Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP)

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The World Cup, which volition beryllium held successful Canada, Mexico, and the United States, is expected to pull six cardinal viewers worldwide, according to Infantino. He besides expects 1 cardinal radical to ticker the World Cup gully connected Dec. 5 astatine the Kennedy Center successful Washington, D.C.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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