{"id":317317,"date":"2026-06-15T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=317317"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:34:15","slug":"world-cup-chaos-everything-going-wrong-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2026\/06\/world-cup-chaos-everything-going-wrong-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Chaos? Everything Going Wrong So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>10 Jun 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">The FIFA World Cup is billed as an international festival of soccer- bringing people together from all over the globe to celebrate their countries on the pitch.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">But the tournament, this year hosted across 16 cities in the USA, Canada and Mexico, is caught up in President Donald Trump\u2019s strict US border rules &#8211; and not everyone appears to be welcome. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">It\u2019s the latest controversy to hit the 2026 World Cup, after sky-rocketing match ticket and transport prices, fears surrounding high temperatures for athletes and fans, and the ongoing war between the US and Iran. There are 39 countries with a full or partial US travel ban under Trump&#8217;s administration, according to the latest update by US Congress in January. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Iran, Haiti, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire and Senegal are all playing at the World Cup &#8211; despite featuring on the list. Somalian referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was selected by FIFA as one of the World Cup&#8217;s 52 officials &#8211; but he was refused entry to the USA over \u201cvetting concerns.\u201d Somalia is on Trump\u2019s travel ban list and the administration has pushed for Somali deportations in the past. <\/span><\/span>FIFA\u00a0<span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">has distanced itself from the Artan decision, confirming he will not referee in the competition &#8211; and saying it does not get involved in host country immigration processes. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">In this episode of the breakdown, Channel 4 News speaks to chief football writer at <em>The Independent<\/em> Miguel Delaney, who is in New Jersey, to explore what has gone wrong in the build up to this World Cup.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Cup CHAOS? Everything going wrong so far\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PFUbmnl2g30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Jun 2026 &#8211; The tournament is caught up in Trump\u2019s strict US border rules&#8211;and not everyone appears to be welcome. 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