US Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.

The world champions extended their winning streak to seven matches with the victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, where a crowd of more than 88,000 watched Lionel Scaloni's side complete their preparations for the tournament.

A World Cup referee from Somalia has been barred from entering the U.S.A. due to suspected ties to a Somalian Muslim terrorist group.

Somalia's Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, has received international referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan at his office in Mogadishu, praising the official's resilience and professionalism following his exclusion from the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Artan recently returned home after being denied entry into the United States, where he...

The head of the White House Task Force for the World Cup on Tuesday defended the decision not to grant visas to a Somali referee and some support staff for the Iranian team. "To this point we've had 35 teams that have come into the United States," Andrew Giuliani, the…

June 10 : A security oversight leaked the passport details of every player in the Argentina squad for Tuesday's pre-World Cup warm-up friendly against Iceland, including Lionel Messi, media reports said.The passport numbers, listed on the official team sheet, should have been blurred before being released to

June 10 : A security oversight leaked the passport details of every player in the Argentina squad for Tuesday's pre-World Cup warm-up friendly against Iceland, including Lionel Messi, media reports said.The passport numbers, listed on the official team sheet, should have been blurred before being released to

Lionel Messi scored a penalty off the bench, leading Argentina to a 3-0 win over Iceland, breaking a record as the national team's oldest goalscorer at 38.

Somali referee Omar Artan has returned to Mogadishu to a hero’s welcome after being denied entry into the United States, a setback that will prevent him from making history at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The 34-year-old official had been selected among FIFA’s match officials for the...

Could the defending World Cup champions comprehend the sights and sounds of one of college football's best atmospheres?

Asked about Omar Artan, Andrew Giuliani said the US was ensuring that “any bad actors” that try to enter the country will not get access.

An official team sheet at Alabama's Jordan-Hare Stadium reportedly exposed the passport details of Lionel Messi and Argentina's entire squad before the Iceland friendly. The leak raised fresh concerns over player privacy and data security days before Argentina begin their World Cup defence.

Messi scores a penalty as Argentina defeats Iceland 3-0 in their final World Cup prep match.

Fresh questions have emerged surrounding the decision to deny Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan entry into the United States ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with an old social media post attributed to the official now circulating online.Artan, who was selected by FIFA to officiate...