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FIFA report finds France faced the most homophobic abuse at the 2026 men's World Cup
FIFA reveals World Cup team that faced most homophobic abuse after huge increase
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A new FIFA Social Media Protection Service report found France was the team targeted with the highest volumes of homophobia online during the 2026 men's World Cup, with over 18,000 abusive instances. Human analysts confirmed 240,000 abusive messages out of more than 17.1 million posts related to the tournament, an 11-times increase compared with the men's World Cup in Qatar in 2022, with 20 per cent of posts including racial abuse and seven per cent homophobic.
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