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Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to U.S. Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome

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By: Hussein Mohamed
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game.

© Feisal Omar/Reuters

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a soccer referee who had planned to officiate at the World Cup, arriving back in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday.
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On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away

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By: Tariq Panja
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

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By: Emma Bubola · Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Anita Pouchard Serra
World Cup sticker albums have captivated children and adults in Argentina, in a collecting fever that seems immune to the digital revolution.

© Anita Pouchard Serra for The New York Times

People exchanging World Cup stickers in Buenos Aires last month.
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