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FIFA Highlights Issues in 2026 World Cup
A report from FIFA, the International Federation of Football, revealed that the French national team was the most targeted for abuse on social media platforms during the 2026 World Cup, with over 18,000 incidents, followed by the English team. The Player Protection Service analyzed more than 17 million posts and comments related to the tournament, with 240,000 cases classified as abusive after manual review. Racism accounted for 20% of the abuses, threats of violence 14%, and anti-foreign sentiments 12%. A total of 9.2 million offensive comments were blocked before becoming visible to the public out of 60.7 million monitored comments. Additionally, 786 accounts were referred to authorities, including 232 accounts that issued serious threats, highlighting concerns over the impact of such abuse on players' and their families' mental health.
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