A year ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, host city leaders hold a panel to discuss the competition, held across Mexico, the US and Canada. But President Donald Trump's travel restrictions and immigration policies cast a pall of uncertainty over preparations for the event in ways that few could have imagined. "We want to be prepared to make any person that is coming (...) to this World Cup, feel that they are welcome", says Meg Kane, CEO of the host committee for Philadelphia. "Any time you're putting on a major sporting event, you've got to navigate the geopolitical waters", says CEO of the New York-New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee, Asked if travel restrictions imposed by US president Donald Trump would scare away spectators is IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES