2026 World Cup participation conditional to US travel restrictions

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Le ballon officiel de la Coupe du monde lors d'un match amical entre Salvador et la Corée du Sud à Provo, dans l'Utah, aux États-Unis, le 3 juin 2026

Issued on: 09/06/2026 - 17:23Modified: 09/06/2026 - 17:26

Traditionally, international sports competitions are seen as a way of overlooking division and differences, and disregarding geopolitics tension - which is the reason why North Korea competes in the Olympics for example. But this year's World Cup is proving an exception. Residents of countries placed on a US travel restriction list are finding their attendance at the World Cup is not garanteed. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani explains.

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