2026 FIFA World Cup

[5thhorseman]

One would think for an event of this size and stature that all the referees and players would have been pre-cleared well in advance of travel. Seems incredibly disorganized to grant visas and then on arrival say sorry we're taking it back.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Weird...were they worried he would wear his hot dog belt through customs?

[Topper]

One would think for an event of this size and stature that all the referees and players would have been pre-cleared well in advance of travel. Seems incredibly disorganized to grant visas and then on arrival say sorry we're taking it back.

Yeah, there is something odd about it, players, managers refs, organizers would have all had their documentation in months ago, but new things could crop up, new organizations added to terror lists...who knows.

[Cookie La Rue]

One would think for an event of this size and stature that all the referees and players would have been pre-cleared well in advance of travel. Seems incredibly disorganized to grant visas and then on arrival say sorry we're taking it back.

That. Disorganization, arbitrariness and paranoia.
Not only the US, it's all over the world, more or less.

[5thhorseman]

A Trump administration source said: "This individual was seeking admission to the United States. Upon further inspection by CBP [Custom and Border Protection], derogatory information, including association with suspected members of terror organisations, was discovered making the traveller ineligible for admission to the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

I guess he forgot to delete his Facebook profile.

[2Fingers]

One would think for an event of this size and stature that all the referees and players would have been pre-cleared well in advance of travel. Seems incredibly disorganized to grant visas and then on arrival say sorry we're taking it back.

Does not seem hard to do, but then who knows what the hell Trump will do tomorrow to change the rules.

[Cookie La Rue]

I guess he forgot to delete his Facebook profile.

AI directed.

[5thhorseman]

Bit of a dick move for the US to withdraw the 8% ticket quota from Iran.

[Topper]

Korea's Hwang In-beom is player of the game

Much to the giggling delight of the room full of teenagers watching in my living room