What has happened at the #2026WorldCup over the last 48 hours:
• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.
• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.
• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.
• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.
• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.
• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.
• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.
• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.
• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.
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El bus de la selección brasileña llegó al hotel en Cleveland. Uno tras otro, los jugadores entraban sin siquiera mirar a los aficionados que llevaban horas esperándolos.
Hasta que apareció Marquinhos.
El capitán se dio cuenta de lo que estaba pasando, se quedó en la entrada y llamó a sus compañeros para que regresaran a saludar a la gente.
Porque el talento te hace figura, pero los pequeños gestos te hacen líder.
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THERE WILL BE 8 PAIRS OF SIBLINGS AT THE @FIFAWorldCup
🇨🇮 Guéla Doué
🇫🇷 Desiré Doué
🇬🇭 Iñaki Williams
🇪🇸 Nico Williams
🇬🇭 Derrick Luckassen Brobbey
🇳🇱 Brian Brobbey
🏴 John Souttar
🇦🇺 Harry Souttar
🇫🇷 Lucas Hernandez
🇫🇷 Théo Hernandez
🇳🇱 Quinten Timber
🇳🇱 Jurriën Timber
🇨🇻 Laros Duarte
🇨🇻 Deroy Duarte
🇨🇼 Leandro Bacuna
🇨🇼 Juninho Bacuna
[OFFICIAL] All 48 nations competing at the FIFA World Cup will have a decal in Rocket League.
Additionally, a gameplay feature will be added allowing players to choose their respawn point after a demo.
Coming to the game June 10th.
It's insane how badly the women's scene was fumbled- a mix of highly incompetent entities and unfortunate domino effects...
So many fun memories casting and hosting those events 💜
A full list of NCAA schools that finished in the national top 16 this past calendar sports year in:
• Football
• Men’s Basketball
• Women’s Basketball
• Baseball
• Softball
Texas. That’s the list.
And if you expand it to include women’s volleyball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s swimming & diving, women’s swimming & diving, men’s and women’s tennis, beach volleyball, women’s rowing, and women’s track & field, Texas finished in the top 16 nationally in 15 of its 17 varsity sports.
The most complete athletic department in America 🤘
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: There is a strong expectation that many World Cup matches will face lengthy delays due to thunderstorms.
In the United States, play must be stopped immediately if lightning is detected within roughly 13 km of a stadium.
The match can only resume after 30 minutes without any new lightning strikes. If another strike is detected, the 30-minute countdown resets.
As a result, some matches could be delayed for several hours, just like what happened during the Club World Cup.
— @TheAthleticFC