International soccer fans holding tickets to upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in the United States next year will have their US visa appointments and interviews prioritized to ensure they can enter the country properly, the sport's governing body announced on Monday.

The priority appointment scheduling system, known as FIFA PASS, was unveiled by the U.S. Department of State in a meeting attended by President Donald Trump, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and the White House Task Force.

“America welcomes the world. We have always said that this will be the greatest and most inclusive FIFA World Cup in history – and the FIFA PASS service is a very concrete example of that," Infantino said. "...The United S

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