Recently, a leader of the international soccer federation known as FIFA seemed to make it clear who could decide whether 2026 World Cup matches should be moved from U.S. cities — and it wasn’t President Donald Trump.

But now, after Trump once again raised the possibility of moving one of the world’s biggest sporting events from a U.S. city due to “unsafe conditions,” this time from Boston, the Switzerland-based FIFA appears to have taken a different position.

A new statement from a FIFA spokesman says that’s “obviously” up to governments to determine, according to a translation of a story posted by Italy’s top press agency, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata.

“We hope that each of the 16 cities designated for the tournament will be ready to successfully host and meet all the neces

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