00:01Thank you. Dan Rowan, BBC.
00:04Mr. President, you say people should chill and relax about these situations,
00:10but you've got one of the world's top referees told he can't enter the United States,
00:15sent back home, accused of having links with suspected terror organisations.
00:20We have Mexico having to change their training, sorry, Iran having to change their training base here to Mexico.
00:26We have fans and journalists from a number of countries who aren't able to attend this World Cup
00:31because of travel bans or visa restrictions.
00:33You yourself have said in the past how important it is to have freedom of movement at a global event
00:39like this.
00:39You've said how inclusive it is, how welcoming it is as well.
00:43Are you embarrassed, therefore, by what actually has come to pass?
00:46And do you have to accept that you've lost some control of your own tournament here?
00:53Thanks. You're from BBC.
00:55BBC.
00:58You know, in 2035, I think, we hope, the Women's World Cup will be in the UK, right?
01:09Still needs to be a decision, but looks like.
01:13Would you find it normal that FIFA would dictate to the British government who to let in the country and
01:27who not to let in the country?
01:31I don't know.
01:33Maybe.
01:34Maybe you'll find it normal.
01:38I would like, personally,
01:42On the other side, the reality of the matter is that in every country there are governments.
01:51Try to get into the UK, into Germany, into Switzerland without a visa.
01:58Try to get a visa if you are from a certain country.
02:00And it's not easy, that's what I want to say.
02:03It's not easy when you have 300,000 accredited people, majority of which from outside of the US, to process
02:11them, to vet them.
02:13And you don't know, unfortunately, our world is, you know, a very aggressive world and security goes above everything and
02:22you need to respect the decisions which are taken.
02:28And when I say to chill, I don't mean to chill and do nothing, I mean to trust us, that
02:37we are working behind the scenes, we are trying to understand and there are things we can know, things we
02:42can not know, things we are told, things we are not told.
02:46And we always try to make the situation as positive as possible and to find solutions.
02:53Sometimes we manage, other times not, you know, I think it has already been successful to bring Iran to play
03:03in America.
03:06I don't know who would have managed to do that.
03:10And of course, everyone here believes it's the right thing to do.
03:15But, you know, again, we don't live on the moon, we live on planet Earth and you have to deal
03:21with different situations.
03:22We try to do our best.
03:24We try to do our best.
03:26And I hope we'll have some good news.
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