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Iran footballers issued US visas for World Cup, says White House
Iran footballers issued US visas for World Cup, says White House Iran players get visas 10 days before their opening World Cup match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15. Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, according to a White House official, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries. Iran’s ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said late on Thursday the squad had still not...
Iran World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, says White House official
Iran World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, says White House official June 5 : Iran's World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries. Iran's ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said late on Thursday the squad had still not received their U.S. visas but these were granted overnight, the White House official...
White House World Cup chief defends visa ban for Somali referee, Iranians
White House World Cup chief defends visa ban for Somali referee, Iranians "We're striking that balance between making sure that any bad actors that ... try to come into the country under the guise of the World Cup will not get access to the United States," says Andrew Giuliani. The head of the White House Task Force for the World Cup on Tuesday (Jun 9) defended the decision not to grant visas to a Somali referee and some support staff for the Iranian team. "To this point we've had 35 teams...
Iran’s World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, White House official says
Iran’s World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, White House official says The Iran war has turned the World Cup – the biggest global sporting event – into a geopolitical contest - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Iran's World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official confirmed on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles. This development unfolds amid a conflict between the two countries. Iran's ambassador to...
22 World Cup items, 22 stories
FIFA won't reveal how, but after every game at the 2026 World Cup this summer, it will be collecting items that will one day document the tournament. It already has the net from the 2018 World Cup final, for example, as well as the tracksuit that Pelé wore at his first World Cup in 1958. The items live in FIFA's various museums, ranging from Vancouver and Miami to Zurich and Hong Kong.
How the hosts are preparing for an Ebola outbreak during World Cup 2026
How the hosts are preparing for an Ebola outbreak during World Cup 2026 The US, Mexico and Canada have announced Ebola-related travel restrictions before the start of the World Cup. Fans from around the world are starting to arrive in North America for the largest-ever World Cup, but an outbreak of the Ebola virus in East Africa has put health officials in the host nations on high alert. Authorities are racing to contain the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which was...
Inside 'World Cup of chaos' as Somali ref banned from US and ICE agents prowl the nation
Inside 'World Cup of chaos' as Somali ref banned from US and ICE agents prowl the nation EXCLUSIVE: With Somalia referee Omar Artan banned from the United States, ex-players have said it's a "World Cup of chaos" and "Martin Luther King would be turning in his grave" There is widespread outrage today after an African World Cup referee was given a gruelling 11-hour immigration interview before being banned from entering the United States. Somali ref Omar Artan was humiliated after being...
Inside 'World Cup of chaos' as Somali ref banned from US and ICE agents prowl the nation
Inside 'World Cup of chaos' as Somali ref banned from US and ICE agents prowl the nation EXCLUSIVE: With Somalia referee Omar Artan banned from the United States, ex-players have said it's a "World Cup of chaos" and "Martin Luther King would be turning in his grave" There is widespread outrage today after an African World Cup referee was given a gruelling 11-hour immigration interview before being banned from entering the United States. Somali Omar Artan was humiliated after being refused...
Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament
Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament Omar Artan, the first Somali picked to referee a World Cup, rose from Mogadishu’s pitches, only to be barred at the US border. Mogadishu, Somalia – Barely a few days had passed between the celebrations that greeted news of Somali referee Omar Artan’s journey to the World Cup—a milestone that inspired pride and optimism among Somali football fans—and the crushing realisation that he would not, in fact, be attending...
Referee barred from entering U.S. for World Cup receives a hero’s welcome in Somalia
Somalia is not competing at the World Cup, but from the scenes at Mogadishu’s airport Wednesday, you’d think the country had won the trophy. A crowd of supporters, blue-bereted police and journalists jostled to get close to the plane that had just taxied to the terminal ramp. Stepping off the airliner was not a victorious soccer team, however, but rather the man who has become an emblem of what critics say are America’s strict anti-immigration policies colliding with the world’s biggest...