Two months out from the first FIFA Men’s World Cup match being played in Seattle, the head of the international organization said again that the country most in question of being able to play their scheduled match in Seattle is expected to be here.

Sports are inherently political, Gianni, and no-one knows that better than you:

“They are quite a good team as well. They want to play. They should play,” Infantino said. “Sports should be outside of politics. OK, we don’t live on the moon, we live on planet earth. But if there’s nobody else that believes in building bridges and keeping them intact and together, well, we are doing that.”