World Cup Player Happy Family Not Attending Due to Safety Concerns

Gianni Infantino spoke about safety concerns at the World Cup.

Australia's Awer Mabil is relieved his family is not attending the World Cup due to safety fears.

The World Cup starts on Thursday with Mexico vs South Africa. However, safety concerns have been a problem for fans and players.

Iran's team moved their training base to Mexico due to conflict with the USA and Israel. Senegal and Uzbekistan had rigorous tests and checks after arriving.

Awer Mabil says he is happy his family won't be at the World Cup because of safety and travel worries.

Mabil said it was hard to organize things for his family to attend, and he didn't want them to have a tough time traveling.

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Mabil is honest that it's better for him to know his family is safe at home while he plays.

Australia plays Turkey on June 14, then the USA and Paraguay. Gianni Infantino tried to calm safety fears in a press conference.

Infantino said he is happy Iran's team is at the World Cup, and he would have driven them from Tehran if needed.

Infantino talked about visas and said they worked with the US to organize a special pass system for the World Cup.

Awer Mabil won't have his family at the World Cup.

Infantino said they got some countries to waive payments for fans from Africa, and a special process is working for some people.

Infantino said it's unfortunate what happened to a referee from Somalia, but they can't control everything.

Infantino said they try to solve problems and sometimes it's good to relax and work on things.

Infantino said they can't overrule administrations and police, but they try to do their best as a sports organization.

Infantino wants to unite the world through the World Cup and asks people to promote unity and feel the emotions of the tournament.

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