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Are You Traveling to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup? We’d Like to Hear From You.

Tell us about your experience buying tickets, finding a place to stay, making travel arrangements and, if you’re coming to the U.S., dealing with entry requirements.

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MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will be hosting eight World Cup matches.
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On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away

Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.

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The Iraqi soccer player Aymen Hussein, pictured in a mural near Baghdad wearing his No. 18 jersey, was temporarily detained by U.S. immigration officials before being allowed to enter the country for the World Cup.
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Argentina’s World Cup Sticker Albums Are a Low-Tech Craze Immune to the Digital Revolution

World Cup sticker albums have captivated children and adults in Argentina, in a collecting fever that seems immune to the digital revolution.

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People exchanging World Cup stickers in Buenos Aires last month.
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Inside a World Cup Nerve Center Monitoring Fans, Drones and Heat

Officials in North Texas will watch for potential threats from a new $40 million emergency operations center, one of many new security precautions in place across North America.

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Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry

“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.

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Omar Abdulkadir Artan, right, during an Africa Cup of Nations match in Morocco last year.
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Infantino’s Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump for the World Cup

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits?

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President Trump with Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, at the White House in 2019.
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U.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia

Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said.

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Omar Artan will not officiate games at the World Cup, FIFA said.
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