FIFA removes over seven million abusive social media posts during World Cup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 18, 2026, 1:48 PM
Last updated Jul 18, 2026
FIFA has taken action against online abuse by deleting over seven million posts during the World Cup, which began on June 11 and concludes on Sunday. This figure represents a significant increase, approximately 14 times more than during the 2022 tournament in Qatar. The organization has implemented a protection service aimed at curbing abusive behavior, which is available to teams, coaches, players, and officials. FIFA has reported over 200,000 insulting messages and has referred more than 1,000 grave threats to authorities for further investigation.
- •FIFA deleted over seven million posts during the World Cup.
- •This is 14 times more than the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
- •FIFA’s protection service is available for teams and officials.
- •Over 200,000 abusive messages were reported.
- •More than 1,000 threats have been referred to authorities.
- 1:48 PMYahoo Sports — Online hatred: FIFA deletes more than seven million posts
"FIFA has removed more than seven million potentially abusive posts and comments in social media during the World which ends on Sunday. Football's ruling body said on Saturday that this 14 times more than at the previous tournament in 2022 in Qatar.
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