Nisu 🇵🇸

volley it into net...

[Wayne Rooney @WayneRooney]

Nothing has changed. 🤷🏻‍♂️🐐

[Max Stéph @maxstephhh]

"Copa Del Rey Messi" has beaten "UCL Ronaldo" in a UCL Final and "World Cup Mbappe" in a World Cup Final.

[Joe Black 🇿🇼 @joeblackzw]

Incorrect. He had a visa. From the US Embassy in Nairobi. It was valid. They vetted him there, and gave him a visa.

Then he landed in Miami, was detained for 11 hours, and deported to Istanbul.

THEN they branded him a terrorist.

A FIFA referee, simply because he’s Somali.

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

Strangely, I haven't seen the op-eds and pearl clutching from the Western media about the U.S. hosting the World Cup that I did when Qatar hosted it.

[Burak Özdemir @burakozdemr]

ABD, İsviçreli Embolo'ya vize vermedi. İncelemeye alındı, günler sonra takıma katılabildi.

İran Milli Takımı günlerce Ankara'da konsolosluk önünde vize için beklemek zorunda kaldı. ABD sadece maç günleri ülkeye giriş yapma şartıyla verdi. Arka planda çalışan 15 kişiye vize verilmedi.

Irak Milli Takım oyuncusu, ABD'ye gitti, ancak 7 saate yakın sorguda tutuldu. Sonrasında ülkeye girişine izin verildi.

Afrika'da 2025 yılının en iyi hakemi seçilen ve turnuvada görev alacak olan Omar Artan'a vize verilmedi. Somali kendisine diplomatik pasaport verdi ve ABD'ye uçtu, ancak girişine izin verilmedi ve ülkesine gönderildi.

Güney Afrika Milli Takımı kafilenin yarısına vize verilmediği için planlanandan çok sonra ABD'ye gidebildi.

Birleşik Krallık vatadaşlarının ESTA sistemine kayıt olmaları halinde 90 gün vizesiz ABD'ye giriş hakları olmasına rağmen İskoç taraftarların vizeleri günler kala iptal edildi.

Biletlerini alan otellerde yerini ayırtan ABD vizeleri reddedildi. Paraları da yandı.

Dört yılda bir yapılan bir turnuvanın başlamadan içine ettiniz beyler! @FIFAWorldCup @FIFAcom

[كهالد 🇸🇦 @i_khl4]

Hi darling @ToniKroos

You spent months criticizing Qatar and talking about every possible issue before and during the 2022 World Cup, yet it turned out to be one of the best-organized tournaments in history. Public transportation was free, fans could travel easily between stadiums some fans saw 4 matches in the stadium in same day, and the overall organization was praised by millions of visitors.

Now, when concerns are being raised about visa delays, strict entry procedures, and travel difficulties surrounding tournaments in the United States, we don't hear the same level of criticism from you. There have also been complaints about organizational decisions and match arrangements that many fans consider unnecessary or difficult, yet your voice is nowhere near as loud as it was when Qatar hosted the World Cup.

If your criticism is truly based on principles, then the same standards should apply to everyone. But when Qatar receives endless criticism while similar concerns elsewhere are met with silence, people are naturally going to question whether your issue was really about organization at all.

Fuck you.

[Sottoporta @Sottoporta_ICI]

🇦🇷 🇺🇾 "Tutti si lamentano delle strutture e organizzazione, delle strutture di allenamento e negli aeroporti, così come della detenzione di giocatori, fotografi, arbitri, allenatori, e sarà la peggiore edizione della Coppa del Mondo di sempre". M.Bielsa

[Mo @husseinkhalifkk]

All the UK journalists, including the bbc who were shouting about how disgraceful the culture of Qatar was in 2022 - where are they now?

[K @Kieranbcfc2]

Why do Yanks think it’s only the English upset?
- 80+ games not sold out
- Forced a Middle Eastern team to sleep outside the nation they’re based in
- Banned Africa’s top ref
- Banned multiple African teams fans
- Banned a Caribbean teams fans
But yeah it’s only the English.

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Big up, Uncle Ian Wright for speaking up, and he's 100% correct.

Look how Qatar got dragged when they were hosting the World Cup.

[Alejandro Pino Calad @PinoCalad]

En las últimas 48 horas EEUU, anfitrión del Mundial:
- No dejó ingresar y deportó al árbitro Omar Abdulkadir Artan, el mejor de África
- Retuvo 7 horas a Aymen Hussein, delantero irakí
- Raqueteó a las selecciones de Senegal y Uzbekistán cual delincuentes
- Tuvo dos tiroteos
...

[Alex Tiffin @RespectIsVital]

South Africa, Germany and other recent #WorldCup hosts were forced by FIFA to promise all accredited officials, players and staff would be guaranteed visas and minimal immigration interference for the tournament duration.

Why is the United States exempt from that @FIFAcom?

[SG @04gully]

It’s so obvious they’re doing everything to try and get Iran to withdraw from the World Cup without having to say they don’t want Iran in their country.

[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

When one of the most respected referees in world football is refused entry by the host nation, because they don't like his home country, the correct response of the other referees should be to boycott the tournament unless he is allowed to do his job. Sadly, that won't happen.

[lawk 🇮🇶 @israelhateracc]

My fucking goats #FuckFascists

[G @Gideoomatic]

A ball hasn't even been kicked yet and this tournament is already an embarrassment. Every day there's a new story about players and staff being denied entry into the country. They never should have been awarded hosting duties in the first place

[T 🇫🇷 @Talhaa10_]

giving the world cup to the usa was a stupid decision.

this tournament was supposed to bring the world together. instead we’re talking about shootings, visa issues, travel restrictions and whether fans from certain countries will even be able to attend

[∆ 🎭 @Backhand_Slice_]

This is why I call everything that is happening to Russian athletes a hypocrisy and propaganda move aided by European and American sports media. They love to talk about politics and war until it is their war and genocide/ killings supported by their own govt.

[Alex (Sasha) Krainer @NakedHedgie]

I'm honestly shocked. Never seen anything like this. These are national team football players and they're checking them for weapons and explosives? In addition to being shitty and puerile, it's stupid beyond belief.

[Irlan Simões 🏴 @IrlanSimoes]

Leões com o Oriente, gatinhos com o Ocidente.

(Único país que segue assinando cheque em branco pra Israel, aliás).