More than half of World Cup countries face extra costs as Fifa fails to agree US tax deal

Fifa has not agreed tax exemption with US government Burden will fall disproportionately on smaller nations More than half the countries that have qualified for the World Cup are facing additional costs and potential losses due to Fifa’s failure to agree a blanket tax exemption with the United States government and significant variance in the host country’s international tax treaties. As a not-for-profit organisation Fifa has had tax-free status in the US since the 1994 World Cup, but that ...

By Matt Hughes, global sports business correspondent