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The mayor of Boston, Mayor Wu, implied that the municipality was ready for a confrontation with US President Donald Trump concerning his claim that he could instruct FIFA to relocate World Cup games from Gillette Stadium, located approximately 35 kilometers southwest of the city.

Wu appeared on a local podcast recently to address comments from the White House, which had labeled her as "radical left." Trump had threatened that he would contact FIFA President Gianni Infantino if Boston did not "clean up its act."

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Wu added, "We're in a world where for attention, for control, for pushing the boundaries ... ongoing threats ... are directed at individuals and communities who refuse to back down and submit or be obedient to a hateful agenda."

Mayor Wu further stated, "We will keep being who we are, and that means, unfortunately, we are going to be in a conversation that is targeting Boston's values." Wu finished by stressing her support for the Boston, saying, "Ten toes down for Boston."

Trump's Comments and FIFA Involvement

Recently, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was photographed with Trump at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. The FIFA president has also visited the White House and presented World Cup tournament and club championship awards to the president as presents.

Earlier, Trump was questioned on unrest in a Boston neighborhood that included a police vehicle being burned. Trump responded, "If things aren't handled well, and if I feel there's danger, I would call Infantino – the president of the organization, who's phenomenal."

He added, "I'd tell him: 'We should relocate the games' and they would do that. He wouldn't love to do it. But he would do it very easily." The president also specifically targeted Mayor Wu, stating, "Boston's mayor is not good ... she's radical left, and they're taking over parts of Boston. That's a pretty big statement, right?"

Previous Threats and 2026 World Cup Information

President Trump has previously suggested that he would take the similar discussion with the FIFA president about relocating games from Seattle and San Francisco, which are among the 16 locations across the continent.

The United States is co-hosting the 2026 tournament with Mexico and Canada. The expanded tournament is scheduled to be played from 11 June to 19 July in the coming year.