The French newspaper published this Wednesday (June 10, 2026) a report that criticizes the relationship between FIFA and the United States government during the . In the image, the entity’s president, Gianni Infantino, is represented as a puppet of the North American president, (Republican Party), under the headline: “Welcome to the USA”.
Here is the newspaper cover:
The publication criticizes the impacts of the country’s migration policy on the tournament’s participants. Among the cases cited is that of the Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artanchosen by FIFA to play in the World Cup.
According to the newspaper, Artan spent around 11 hours under interrogation and detained in a cell before being denied entry and sent back to Somalia.
O The Team also mentions other episodes involving members of national teams. The attacker Iraq’s main player, was detained for 7 hours during immigration procedures before being released. The team’s photographer was denied a visa upon arriving in the United States and was deported to Baghdad.
A was also the target of criticism. Initially, Iranians would be allowed to stay in the United States only on the days of their matches, with mandatory departure immediately after the games.
On Tuesday (June 9), however, the agency Reuters that the team will be able to enter the country 1 day before each appointment.
