Overview
- Trump said he could “take them away” and claimed he would ask FIFA president Gianni Infantino to move Boston’s games over safety concerns.
- FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani said venue decisions are FIFA’s to make, and a spokesperson noted that safety and security fall under government responsibility.
- Reporters and officials highlighted major contractual, legal, and logistical hurdles to any change with roughly eight months before the June 11 kickoff.
- Boston’s slate includes seven matches at Gillette Stadium, among them five group games, a Round of 32 match, and a quarterfinal on July 9, as Mayor Michelle Wu affirmed the city’s readiness.
- A recent ‘street takeover’ in Boston that included a torched police cruiser prompted questions that led to Trump’s remarks and his criticism of Wu.