US: FIFA Cancels Anti-Bias Messaging for Club World Cup

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image No Discrimination board during the FIFA Women's World Cup at the Sydney Football Stadium, Australia, July 30, 2023. © 2023 Mark Metcalfe - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images (New York) – The global soccer governing body FIFA’s reported decision to cancel previously planned additional anti-racism and anti-discrimination messaging at Club World Cup venues in the United States signals a human rights risk for FIFA’s upcoming 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico, the Dignity 2026 coalition said today.The 2025 Club World Cup is a global soccer tournament currently…

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