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Europe Votes to Walk Away From FIFA Tournaments, and Japan Starts Doing the Maths
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Europe Votes to Walk Away From FIFA Tournaments, and Japan Starts Doing the Maths

FIFA wants to spin the World Cup into a subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise and sell 20% of a $20bn valuation to outside investors, raising up to $4.2bn. UEFA's 55 member associations met and voted unanimously not to enter FIFA competitions if the plan goes ahead. Japanese threads split between joking that a Europe-free World Cup finally gives Japan a shot at the title and arguing that football is about to fragment into rival bodies the way boxing did.

FIFA Opens a Formal Probe Into Argentina After the World Cup Final, and Japan Piles On
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FIFA Opens a Formal Probe Into Argentina After the World Cup Final, and Japan Piles On

After losing the World Cup final to Spain, Argentina's players were involved in post-match clashes, and FIFA opened a formal disciplinary probe. Reports of fans rioting in Buenos Aires and a separate racism controversy from the tournament fed the same thread. Japanese commenters largely treated it as a story about national character and bad manners, contrasting South American fan culture with the tidy, trash-collecting image of Japanese supporters. Many demanded FIFA hand down real punishment rather than settle for an inquiry, while a self-aware minority noted that Japan's own J.League isn't so different and that the 'clean' reputation only shows up at the World Cup itself.

US-China Co-Hosting Talk and Argentina's Banner Put Politics Into the World Cup
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US-China Co-Hosting Talk and Argentina's Banner Put Politics Into the World Cup

At a FIFA reception, Trump pushed to host a future World Cup solo while revealing that President Infantino had suggested a US-China co-hosting. Meanwhile, Argentina's finalists raised a Falklands banner after beating England, prompting a FIFA investigation. Japanese commenters saw both stories as evidence of politics and commercialism creeping into the tournament.

Trump's Meddling Backfires as the USA Crash Out of the World Cup
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Trump's Meddling Backfires as the USA Crash Out of the World Cup

At the 2026 World Cup, President Trump pressured FIFA into granting a reprieve on striker Balogun's suspension, but he flopped and the host USA lost 1-4 to Belgium and crashed out. Japanese netizens mixed schadenfreude over the political meddling with self-deprecating jokes about Asia's total wipeout.

Trump Phones FIFA to Suspend a U.S. Player's Red-Card Ban, and Japan Cries Foul
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Trump Phones FIFA to Suspend a U.S. Player's Red-Card Ban, and Japan Cries Foul

FIFA granted a one-year 'stay' on the suspension of U.S. forward Folarin Balogun's red card, clearing him to play against Belgium in the Round of 16, after President Trump personally phoned FIFA chief Infantino to seek a review. Japanese netizens condemned the blatant political interference as 'open match-fixing' and 'the worst World Cup in history,' venting deep distrust of FIFA as a money-driven, corrupt body.