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11:17Но кто будет победить?
11:20Франция, что я могу сказать.
11:21Я думаю, что Белгия будет победить, потому что они deserve это.
11:23У нас есть итальянские команды.
11:27Анчелоти руководит Бразилию.
11:29Канаваро руководит Узбекистан.
11:31И Монтелла руководит Турки.
11:32Мы можем помочь в их успехах.
11:37Я думаю, что Португа победит Бразилию,
11:40потому что Кристиан Ронадо последний турнир.
11:42Я думаю, что Бразилию.
11:44Потому что я Бразилия.
11:45Даже живу в Европе, я думаю, что это Бразилия.
11:48Не потому что я думаю, что мы были лучшие.
11:49Мы только знаем в конце.
11:50На финале.
11:51Я хочу, чтобы Мексика победит.
11:53Потому что Белин-Бенеда.
11:56Но я думаю, что Спания или Франция будут победить.
11:59Вновь-вновь для Месси, Аргентин.
12:01И мы также поддержим Вили Семедо и Кейп Верте.
12:04Я люблю Скотландию победить,
12:05так что после 20 лет это первая разница.
12:07И я думаю, что Франция или Франция могут победить.
12:10В конце дня я хочу, что мой страна победит.
12:14Я хочу Узбекистан победить.
12:18Кто я думаю, чтобы победить?
12:20Это Ганна.
12:20Но кто я думаю, что победит?
12:23Бразилия или Франция?
12:28Франция.
12:29Чем нет, мне кажется, что Франция будет время.
12:30Кова.
12:31Франция с택ов.
12:32Но в общем, Франции было between France и Франция.
12:33Мы должны выводить.
12:35Эти, я думаю, мы узнаем.
12:36Потому что, о полноцен, футбольник, Комиссионер.
12:39Но здесь, в месяц не могут уходить.
12:41Они нарушены от funnel.
12:42И в месяц, а в месяц.
12:44Франция, у Франции Бога,
12:46а у вас продолжение.
12:47Так много награждений,
12:49это урок었어요.
12:49Это оставляет.
12:51Но я думаю, что это в мире,
13:12Продолжение следует...
13:28Because the reality is that it's not. That is not the case. We've seen one top African referee, a Somali
13:34national, he cannot enter the US, he cannot participate. And these are the headlines that are overshadowing and kind of
13:40dampening the mood this year.
13:41Well, of course, you always have around big sporting events, whatever they are, controversies. And these are, of course, issues
13:50that merit attention.
13:52But my hope is that for the time being, we focus on sport, on football and on the joy it
13:59brings.
13:59And what about Iran?
14:00We saw some lady there, she was expressing her hope that Iran would win.
14:03But we've seen many Iranian-Americans out on the streets as well
14:06telling FIFA they should have cancelled Iran's participation
14:09due to the ongoing war
14:10because the Iranians are using their players
14:13to try to make themselves look good on the world stage.
14:15What's your view here?
14:16Well, it's good that finally there is a solution
14:19and the Iranian national team can participate in the tournament.
14:22I think the Iranian team qualified and on merit they should participate.
14:27So I think it's good that finally they can be on the pitch
14:31and show the world what football is about
14:34which is bringing people together and bringing countries together.
14:39Bringing people together, of course.
14:40And it's the topic that we dived into as well this week on The Ring
14:43that is Uri News' debating show.
14:45We asked Donald Trump perhaps, you know, kill the vibe a little bit this year.
14:49We've seen ticket sales and hotel bookings are below expectations
14:52especially in the United States.
14:54We can take a listen out to two MEPs that we're debating in the European Parliament this week.
14:58The Austrian MEP Lucas Mandl and Rasmus Andersens from The Greens.
15:03Dear colleague, you have advocated for boycotting the World Cup.
15:07I don't agree with that.
15:08I think the excitement about football is much bigger than politics can ever be.
15:12And the direct question would be
15:14how would you explain to, let's say, a child excited about football,
15:17just interested into football and this exciting game,
15:20how would you explain to such a child to boycott the game?
15:24I did not advocate to boycott the tournament, especially not for supporters.
15:28But what I think politicians should do is to take a clear stance
15:32and to criticize both the FIFA but also the current U.S. administration
15:36on the mistakes they are making when it also comes to organizing sports.
15:41And there I think that politicians have a different kind of responsibility,
15:47meaning that they should not travel there and be part of the tournament
15:53and green light both the actions of the FIFA and of the U.S. president.
15:59So for me it's not a general boycott,
16:01but I think as politicians we should not go there and support.
16:07A glimpse of the ring there that you can catch the rest of, of course, on Euronews.
16:11What's your view here? What would you say to a kid?
16:13First of all, I don't think boycotts will solve anything in this respect.
16:17I think we should not deprive fans of the opportunities to follow their favorite teams.
16:22This is, I think, one of the moments where people can come together.
16:28This being said, I think, of course, football should be accessible to everyone.
16:34And I'm quite happy to see politicians around the world organizing and making spaces available
16:40for people to come and watch their favorite teams.
16:43And this is also an opportunity to highlight that here in Europe there are governing bodies in sports
16:50like UEFA, who has a fan-first policy which makes these games,
16:55these sporting events accessible to people.
16:58And that's the kind of sport that I want to see.
17:00Well, you mentioned UEFA just on the Champions League.
17:02We saw a few weeks ago, unfortunately, the games were dampened by the violence that broke out in Paris.
17:07What's your responsibility here as the EU Commissioner for Sport to try and improve the situation?
17:11Well, of course, sporting events have to be safe.
17:15But this also involves a lot of coordination between the hosts, in this case,
17:20the countries which would be hosting these games and the bodies which are organizing them.
17:25And so there needs to be a lot of coordination in this respect to make these sporting events as safe
17:31as possible.
17:32OK, Commissioner Glenn Micheleff, thank you so much for coming into us this morning on this very exciting day
17:37as that World Cup gets underway.
17:39But as we've been discussing, the headlines about this year's World Cup have focused less on football
17:44and more on issues like exploding ticket prices, fan boycotts, security and visa bars, etc.
17:50Our Jakub Janus takes a closer look at the long list.
17:56FIFA president Gianni Infantino must love the view from Trump Tower.
18:00He runs a Manhattan office there, wears MAGA ties,
18:04and is called by Donald Trump the king of soccer.
18:07I call it soccer, you know, it's just easier to do,
18:11because we have football and they have two footballs, right?
18:14They call it football.
18:15But while the football elite rub shoulders in Washington,
18:18the game is hitting a metaphorical and physical wall at the U.S. border.
18:22You see, the international teams, referees and everyday fans
18:26find it a bit difficult to see the games which start today.
18:29What is going on there?
18:33FIFA expects to pocket more than $3 billion from ticket sales and hospitality alone.
18:39But corporate pricing has broken the marketplace.
18:42Ticket packages to follow a team to the final
18:44are now estimated to cost five times more than four years ago.
18:49On top of that, nearly 180,000 tickets are flooding the official resale market
18:54and median resale prices have plunged by 20% in a single month.
18:59But the biggest bust is happening at the border security checkpoints.
19:04Infantino's post-diplomacy means nothing to U.S. immigration officers,
19:08enforcing hard travel bans against four qualified nations, including Iran and Somalia.
19:13And U.S. border agents just locked Somalia's top referee in a cell for 11 hours
19:18before throwing him out of the country.
19:21Iraq's star striker was detained in Chicago for seven hours.
19:24And currently the Iranian squad is stranded, training across the border in Tijuana
19:29because Washington refused visas to 15 members of their staff,
19:34including the head of the Football Federation.
19:36So it looks like the very definition of a global sporting event
19:40is being rewritten before our own eyes.
19:43The opening week proves that football does not unite the world.
19:46It is national borders and strict immigration laws
19:49that are defining who gets to play and who stays at home.
19:53So can FIFA hold this World Cup together?
19:56Tune in on tonight to find out
19:58as Mexico opens the tournament playing against South Africa.
20:02Oh, and remember,
20:03Euronews will be covering the games
20:05and the whole political sideshow surrounding them for you.
20:12So there you go, Euronews.com.
20:14That is your source to find out all about the games.
20:17You can also write to us here at EuropeToday at Euronews.com
20:20to tell us what you think of this year's World Cup 2026.
20:24But that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
20:27Thank you so much for tuning in.
20:29As always, take care and see you soon here on Euronews.
20:39Euronews.
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