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FIFA keeps tournament travel plan in place despite regional tension
Organisers say the contingency grid is active, but the event map remains intact and commercial partners have not triggered major changes.
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17 Apr 2026 04:50
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17 Apr 2026 21:49
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FIFA officials said contingency travel planning remains active but that the event schedule and venue logistics remain broadly on track.
The governing body's stance reflects confidence in layered security planning as well as the commercial cost of any abrupt tournament reset.
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