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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded after President Donald Trump threatened to pull FIFA World Cup matches from the city next year.
“Boston is honored and excited to host World Cup matches, and we look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of freedom and the city of champions,” she said in a statement provided to Pak Gazette Digital.
Boston will currently host seven matches when the World Cup comes to North America next summer. The schedule includes five group stage matches, a round of 32 match and the first quarter-final on July 9.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during a Democratic election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Trump suggested he would move the games out of Boston while speaking to reporters on Tuesday while discussing an incident that occurred in the city this week when a group of people took over one of the city’s streets in a violent display.
According to the Boston Police Department, more than 100 people were involved in the takeover that involved street racing shortly after 2 a.m. on October 5. Officers found people trying to attack police cruisers with fireworks, cones, poles and other items. A police cruiser was destroyed by the flames and had to be towed from the area, authorities said.
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“We can take them away. I love the people of Boston. And I know the games are sold out, but the mayor is no good. There are worse than her. At least she’s smart. You know, some of them have extremely low IQs. Those bother me the most. She’s smart, but she’s radical left,” Trump said.
Trump added that he would call FIFA President Gianni Infantino to move the games.
“The answer is yes, if someone is doing a bad job and I feel there are unsafe conditions, I would call Gianni, the director of FIFA, who is phenomenal, and say, ‘Let’s move him to another location,’ and he would do it. He wouldn’t love to do it, but he would do it, he would very easily do it. And this is the right time to do it.”
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey addressed the violent incident in Boston on Tuesday.
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(Left) US President Donald Trump holds the World Cup trophy in the Oval Office. Trump announced that the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2025. (Right) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
“I am committed to doing everything I can to fix this problem,” Healey said. “That’s my message today: no more.
“It’s not going to happen here. And if you do, you will be punished. I mean it.”
