As the World Cup begins, the world will be watching as fans, players, staff and more head to Trump's US. As the president tries to use football to 'sportswash' his image, we want to turn a spotlight on the reality of visa bans, detentions, ICE violence, racism and authoritarianism.
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U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted. Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the game asking FIFA to review the red card
Read more →Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers say
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Markwayne Mullin, the United States' head of homeland security, said he "danced a happy dance" when Iran were eliminated from the World Cup.
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A banner reading “NO ICE IN WORLD CUP” appeared above I-95 on Saturday, drawing the attention of drivers near the Blue Heron Boulevard exit.
Read more →In a letter sent Monday to the president and ethics committee of football's governing body, around 50 MEPs request clarification regarding the trophy awarded to the US President in 2025.
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Famous DR Congo fan Michel Kuka Mboladinga, known as 'Lumumba Vea', confirmed he was denied a US visa and missed their World Cup Group K clash against Uzbekistan — his second absence of the tournament.
Read more →These 'F*ck ICE' foam fingers are being spotted in World Cup fan zones
Read more →FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he and President Donald Trump would give out the World Cup trophy together
Read more →Georgia State Police removed ICE protestors with a prop representing an ICE officer and a child in chains ahead of the third World Cup match in Atlanta.
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As the Iran team plays in the US, Trump's threats continue
Read more →A senior member of FIFA's council has called out the treatment of Iran at this summer's World Cup. The team’s build-up to the finals has been profoundly impacted by the conflict with the United States and Israel, with the squad forced to move their training camp to Mexico.
Read more →The two organizations that hosted the event wanted to bring the community together to remind them of their rights and the resources available to them as President Donald Trump’s administration continues heightened immigration enforcement in Maine and throughout the country.
Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Billy Bassikissa, a Congolese community leader and Cumberland County Jail corrections officer. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said Bassikissa had a work permit that didn’t expire until 2030 and no criminal convictions.
England travelled to the World Cup on a charter plane previously used by ICE to carry out Donald Trump's controversial immigration crackdown.
Read more →Gianni Infantino is planning to attend two World Cup games each day where possible for the rest of the tournament despite the huge distances involved.
The FIFA president has access to a private jet provided by Qatar Airways.
Iran have claimed they were forced out of the United States just minutes after their match against New Zealand concluded, with coach Amir Ghalenoei saying his team are the “most oppressed” at the World Cup.
Read more →As thousands of fans poured into the stadium for Arlington’s first FIFA World Cup game Sunday, Rick Majumdar stood on a corner outside the venue, speaking into a microphone: “ICE out of the World Cup.”
Majumdar, 33, was one of about a dozen demonstrators outside AT&T Stadium — renamed Dallas Stadium during the World Cup — as part of a protest organized by the Dallas chapter of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, or NAARPR.
Anti-ICE protest art in the city embraces Philly’s long tradition of blending art, activism and community-building.
Read more →A World Cup referee has been accused of making a ‘white power’ gesture during TV coverage of Germany’s 7-1 win over Curacao on Sunday.
Read more →The delays were caused by the paperwork required to begin the flight not being ready by the scheduled time of take-off. Asked if Fifa was ultimately responsible for the delays, an AUF spokesperson agreed.
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50 people went Judkins Park Sunday for a rally of singing and speeches against the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the region.
Attendees listened to a cappella protest songs and speeches; one person waved an oversized flag that read: “ICE OUT NOW.”
Four members of Iran's World Cup delegation have won appeals against having their visa applications for entry to the United States rejected. But 11 members of the party will not be allowed to travel to the US when their team plays matches there.
Read more →The Close the Camps NJ coalition announced Friday that it will use the attention focused on global soccer’s quadrennial tournament to highlight the plight of detainees held in New Jersey, mostly at the privately owned and operated Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark.
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Union shop stewards inside SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles are handing out buttons which read ‘Kick ICE Out’ for workers to wear at the venue hosting FIFA’s World Cup match between the United States and Paraguay on Friday night.
Read more →The head of the Palestinian Football Association has said he is unable to travel to the US with other federation heads attending the World Cup because he has not been issued a visa
Read more →Ivory Coast and Senegal home-based fans have been denied visas to the United States, dashing their hopes of following their teams at the World Cup
Read more →A third of World Cup fan visas from non-European countries are being rejected with Iran and Senegal hit the hardest, research has found
Read more →A Scotland football fan has told how he found out an hour before flying to the World Cup finals in the US that his travel permit had been revoked
Read more →Gianni Infantino told football fans to “chill and relax” on the eve of the World Cup, while Fifa faced criticism from the United Nations over the immigration issues that have overshadowed the buildup to the tournament
Read more →Iran's football federation says that its ticket allocation for the World Cup has been pulled, leaving supporters who have already made travel plans unable to attend
Read more →Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States
Read more →Iraqi football player Aymen Hussein was questioned for seven hours after arriving in Chicago ahead of the World Cup
Read more →The International Sports Press Association says that many Iranian and African journalists have been denied the necessary visas to cover the World Cup in the United States
Read more →A report warns that the tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico could produce twice the emissions of previous editions.
Read more →Scotland football fans say they are devastated as last-minute changes to travel permits could prevent them from travelling to the World Cup
Read more →Migrants' rights advocates in the 11 US World Cup host cities are mobilising to protect fans and residents this summer
Read more →As the US continues to attack Iran, the Iranian team is due to play in Group G
Read more →Fear of ICE threat still concerns fans, including Haitians in Massachusetts
Read more →The US had been demanding up to $15,000 in visa bonds. Now some fans are exempt, but only if they got tickets a long time in advance
Read more →ICE may be at World Cup matches when the international tournament gets underway, according to Department of Homeland Security officials
Read more →A group of 147 Ghanaians hoping to travel to the United States to support the Ghana national football team at the World Cup were denied visas by the US Embassy
Read more →The United States embassy in Dakar has refused entry visas to six members of the Senegalese Football Federation, blocking their travel for organisational duties linked to the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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