Jan 23, 2026
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On Facebook and TikTok, several publications are reporting that there is a boycott of the World Cup and this is causing mass ticket cancellations.
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Thousands of tickets 'cancelled' to protest Donald Trump's stance?
On Facebook and TikTok, numerous publications claimed there was a movement to boycott the World Football Championship, leading to mass cancellations of tickets.
Have Donald Trump's anti-immigrants policies and highly controversial ICE Police measures forced thousands of football fans to cancel their tickets for the FIFA 2026 World Cup?Here's what many messages on Facebook and Tiktok say.These Internet users do not hesitate to talk about the group banning the tournament held in the summer of 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.They have given away 16,000 or 17,000 tokens.
These claims are false for one simple reason: it is not possible to cancel a ticket purchased for a World Cup game.This is clearly stated on the website of FIFA, the International Football Association.There are a few exceptions, such as when the game is canceled or postponed, but changing your mind is not one of them.
However, it is possible to resell the ticket.FIFA has created an official resale or exchange platform.For now, however, it does not provide any data on the number of tickets released for sale.On the other hand, it was pleased that on Thursday, January 15, it received over 500 million ticket orders in one month of the draw phase (which ran from December 11, 2025 to January 13, 2026).According to FIFA, which specifies that these orders were issued by fans coming "from the three host countries, but also from Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Colombia, it is a "record" enthusiasm.
Jordanian media do not cite their sources
Where does this number of 16,000 to 17,000 canceled tickets come from?A source that is regularly cited on social networks, but also by online news sites, is Rowa News, a Jordanian media outlet.In the article in question, Roya News, explains that 16,800 people "cancelled their tickets", thus responding to "boycott calls from around the world", without specifying where they got this number from.
If there is no proven boycott of football fans, it is recommended to abandon the competition.They are coming from elected officials, left and right.In Germany, the issue is sparking lively debate in the political class, as reported by France 24. There are also online petitions.However, this has not yet been reflected in concrete decisions.For example, in Denmark, Greenland, a country directly threatened by the United States, football.The federation told the newspaper that it is not considering withdrawing from the competition.Challenged by France's Sports Minister Frans Insoucié, he announced that his side had no intention of boycotting.
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