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Iran holds Belgium to 0-0 draw amid World Cup visa dispute
Iran's national football team earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Belgium on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, but the on-field result came against a backdrop of escalating tensions over US travel restrictions that have defined their World Cup…
Cape Verde’s Vozinha stuns Spain but visa woes kept his family away
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, now underway across the United States, has been marred by mounting visa complications that have prevented fans, officials, and family members from multiple nations from attending the tournament. The issue reached an emotional peak on…
US visa and travel issues mar early days of 2026 World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is barely underway, and U.S. immigration policies have already cast a shadow over the tournament. In a span of days, Uruguay's national team was stranded in Mexico over a documentation error, Ivory Coast fans were…
Visa denials mount as World Cup opens across US, Canada, Mexico
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pushed back against mounting criticism over visa controversies affecting the 2026 World Cup, telling reporters to "chill and relax" while insisting the organization cannot override sovereign immigration decisions. The remarks came during a press conference…
Trump confirms he will attend World Cup matches
President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he plans to attend matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, days before the tournament kicks off in North America amid ongoing controversy over U.S. immigration policies affecting fans and officials.
Mass visa denials block World Cup fans from Morocco, Ghana and other nations
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to kick off on June 11, fans from across the Global South are finding themselves shut out of the tournament despite holding tickets and spending thousands on travel preparations. Mass visa refusals have…
Iran’s World Cup squad granted US visas, White House says
Iran's national football team has been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, resolving weeks of uncertainty just 10 days before the squad's first World Cup match against New Zealand in Los…
World Cup teams hit by visa snags days before kickoff
With the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup just nine days away, multiple national teams have found their preparations disrupted not by injuries or tactics, but by travel documents. South Africa, Switzerland, and Haiti have all encountered visa…
Visa delays push World Cup fans toward Canada
With the first tri-nation FIFA World Cup set to kick off on June 11, international fans are increasingly eyeing Canada as their gateway to the tournament, driven by a simpler entry process, growing airline capacity, and mounting concerns about traveling…