FIFA World Cup 2026: Iran, Haiti, Senegal and Ivory Coast Fans Face US Travel Restrictions
- On Thursday, June 11, Julien Kouadio Adonis, president of the National Committee of Elephants Supporters , announced that home-based Ivorian fans cancelled their World Cup trip after being denied United States visas.
- The United States government's visa policies have prevented supporters from certain nations, including Ivory Coast, from entering. "The United States has been clear with us, saying they do not want to see our supporters," Kouadio said.
- Visa issues have impacted others beyond Ivorian fans; the United States denied entry to Somali referee Omar Artan on June 7 and rejected some support staff for the Iranian team.
- Despite the cancellation, a handful of CNSE officials will travel to the World Cup to "look after the Ivorian supporters based in the United States," where they expect more than 1,000 fans at matches.
- Matches in Philadelphia against Ecuador on June 15 and Curacao on June 25, with a Toronto game against Germany, will proceed without the home-based fan group, which says the situation "hurts us deeply.
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Fans from Ivory Coast will not be allowed to travel to support their national team at the 2026 World Cup. The National Committee of...
The entry problems around the World Cup continue, now it hits football supporters from the Ivory Coast. Also: Haiti has to change its jersey. All news in the World Cup ticker.
The Ivorian National Committee of Fans said Thursday that the African combo will not be able to count on the presence of its fans in the World Cup, given that they could not obtain visas for the United States. Donald Trump’s strict immigration policy makes it difficult to enter the United States from certain countries and can even affect the staff called for the competition, as a Somali referee who was expelled this weekend. “The fans have given…
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