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President Donald Trump\u2019s restrictive immigration policies are already impacting this year\u2019s 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

At least one referee from Somalia and one Iraqi team staff member were denied entry at U.S. airports in recent days, and dozens of fans from countries such as Morocco have been denied travel visas, despite being ticket holders.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI view the 2026 World Cup as a massive paradox,\u201d said Jules Boykoff, a professor and the author of Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine. \u201cOn one hand, it has more teams than ever participating. On the other hand, because of the policies of the Trump administration, it looks more like a World Cup of exclusion than inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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