Give U.S. Fascism and War a Red Card!
Refuse Acceptance of World Cup Trophy from Blood-Soaked Hands of U.S. Empire!
The body count and war crimes of the fascist U.S. settler state mount with each passing day. On the first day of Operation Epic Fury launched against Iran, 168 Iranians, primarily children, in Minab were murdered in their classrooms by US missiles, and the slaughter of innocents by U.S. imperialist forces has continued unabated and unashamedly since.
From the lethal blockade on Cuba, the invasion of Venezuela, the renewed war on Iran, the U.S. occupation of Haiti, the forced extraction of resources in the Congo, and the ongoing genocide in Palestine, the blood of hundreds of thousands of victims of US imperialism covers the claws of the fascist U.S. regime.
Every week, the U.S. Gestapo, ICE, adds to the horrendous atrocities within the U.S.
As the World Cup entered the semifinals, ICE thugs murdered two immigrant fathers, Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, site of seven World Cup matches.
These crimes against humanity must have consequences, and the guilty must be brought to justice. We refuse impunity as a response to lawless U.S. war crimes and endless murders and aim to disrupt any and all normalization, complicity, and collusion with this blatantly fascist U.S. agenda for global domination.
To that end:
The Anti-Fascist Football Coalition (AFFC) urges the winner of the 2026 World Cup to refuse acceptance of the World Cup trophy from the blood-soaked hands of Trump and the U.S. state.
Do not let your historic victory be used to wash the image of the U.S. Empire.
If (and when) FIFA refuses to remove Trump from the Ceremony, AFFC urges the winners and runners-up to refuse a handshake from Trump, turn their backs on him, and not allow him to join them for the lifting of the trophy.
The Anti-Fascist Football Coalition insists that a moment of silence, a memorial tribute, be held before the final match kickoff for the 168 Iranians of Minab slaughtered by US forces and the two immigrant fathers murdered this week by ICE.
Six moments of silence have been held and broadcast so far within the tournament, to honor the Venezuelan earthquake victims, the death of South African footballer Jayden Adams, and the victims of the wildfires in southern Spain.
The U.S. and FIFA will not recognize the humanity of the 168 people that they directly murdered in Iran. We refuse their devaluation of non-white life and insist on their commemoration.
The AFFC will not be intimidated by the fearmongering tactics of U.S. repression and neutralization of those willing to stand up against fascism. Join us in the Global Network as we collectively struggle for People(s)-Centered Human Rights