FIFA faces protests in Toronto over Israel ties ahead of Canada World Cup match
Activists said FIFA is applying a double standard after suspending Russia in 2022 and want attention on detained Palestinian players and figures.
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Protesters display a banner with the message "Expel Israel from FIFA" near the stadium where Canada will make its World Cup debut.
FIFA faces protests in Toronto over Israel ties ahead of Canada World Cup match
Protesters unfurled a massive red banner on top of the World Cup logo near a busy highway in Toronto on Friday, denouncing FIFA's association with Israel, hours before Canada's first game.
Not all was a world championship atmosphere in Canada. Hours before one of the World Cup’s first matches was held in Toronto, a group of activists took one of the busiest avenues in the city to launch a direct message against FIFA: demand the expulsion of Israel from the governing body of football. The protest took place on Lakeshore Boulevard, where protesters displayed a huge banner with the phrase “Expulse Israel from FIFA” on top of the offi…
"Kick Israel Out Of FIFA," Toronto Activists Demand During Protest - World BEYOND War
Note from WBW: Faisal Ibrahim, quoted in this article, is a Toronto World BEYOND War organizer. By Emma Paling, The Maple, June 12, 2026 Activists in Toronto unfurled a banner reading, “Kick Israel out of FIFA,” over a FIFA logo on Lakeshore Boulevard on Friday morning ahead of the city’s first World Cup game. The boulevard is a busy thoroughfare that thousands of commuters take daily into the city. “While people are paying attention to the game…
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