Hosting the World Cup has always been an honor for any nation. Politics aside, and regardless of one’s particular taste in sports, the job of hosting global visitors goes beyond any single government office. Accommodating people who have come into a country to support their teams plays out at the individual level. And if non-American TikTok users are to be believed, people in the United States are doing a strong job.
The US World Cup hosting effort has been shaped by controversial policy decisions under the Donald Trump administration. From stringent immigration rules that have reportedly prevented some World Cup officials from entering the country to restrictions affecting content creators covering the tournament, there have been concerns that the hosting environment has not been uniformly welcoming.
