00:00As the biggest World Cup in history gets underway, the head of the global football governing body, FIFA,
00:05has defended exorbitant ticket prices and visa rouse.
00:08He also praised US President Donald Trump, saying the tournament in the US would have been impossible to organize without
00:13him.
00:13Of course it is unfortunate as well what happened to Omar, the referee from Somalia.
00:25But again, we don't control everything.
00:29We try, we'll discuss, we'll speak, we'll see.
00:33Maybe sometimes it's good as well to just, you know, chill, relax.
00:40We work on everything, we try to solve everything,
00:45sometimes to immediately start screaming and shouting as the opposite effect of finding a solution.
00:53Believe me when I tell you, or don't believe me if you don't want,
00:56but we try always to find solutions.
01:00Always.
01:01But then we need to respect that we are not the kings of the world who can rule over governments
01:09and police forces and I don't know what.
01:13We are a sports organization, we try to do our best with the means that we have.
01:18Trump's immigration crackdown has seen Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan refused entry into the US and subsequently cut from
01:25FIFA's list.
01:26Iranian team officials and numerous fans have also been prevented from entering the country.
01:30First Assistant Mayor Europe
01:32Thank you
01:32I'm her newh
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