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Iraq striker Aymen Hussein questioned for hours on US arrival for World Cup

The Guardian Sport Saturday 06 June 2026, 16:44 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Iraq striker questioned for seven hours at O’HareTeam photographer denied entry after more 10 hoursIraq return to World Cup for first time since 1986Iraq’s World Cup striker, Aymen Hussein, was held and questioned for nearly seven hours at Chicago’s O’Hare airport after arriving with the squad early on Saturday, an Iraqi sporting official said. Hussein was finally allowed in, but the team’s photographer was barred from entering the United States, said the official who works for the Iraqi...

  • Iraq striker questioned for seven hours at O’Hare

  • Team photographer denied entry after more 10 hours

  • Iraq return to World Cup for first time since 1986

Iraq’s World Cup striker, Aymen Hussein, was held and questioned for nearly seven hours at Chicago’s O’Hare airport after arriving with the squad early on Saturday, an Iraqi sporting official said.

Hussein was finally allowed in, but the team’s photographer was barred from entering the United States, said the official who works for the Iraqi Olympic Committee, but has close contacts with the team.

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