{"id":1095,"date":"2026-06-09T22:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:44:22","slug":"trumps-world-cup-hit-by-last-minute-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1095","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s World Cup Hit by Last-Minute Fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s World Cup has been thrown into disarray by a new border problem. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1094\">Trump, 79, Can\u2019t Stop Talking About His Vanity Projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are 42 countries from which citizens can travel to the U.S. using only an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which saves them from lengthy visa applications. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The countries on the list are regarded as among the U.S.\u2019s closest global allies, but now their citizens are facing travel problems as they make their way to the States to watch their teams in soccer\u2019s biggest tournament. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>ESTAs allow people to enter the country for 90 days for business or leisure after providing background information. Now, some fans who had theirs approved months ago are now finding that their application\u2019s status has reverted to pending. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started to hear about the fact that some of those ESTA applications had been moved back to pending, and not authorized,\u201d Scotland fan Stephen Sloan told WBZ TV News. He can travel, but his friend has fallen foul of a major problem, and now Sloan faces making the trip from Glasgow to Boston alone. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said \u2018look, we\u2019ll try and escalate it. We\u2019ll do our best,\u2019 but we fly out, or we\u2019re supposed to fly out at 3 p.m. U.K. time (Tuesday).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scotland plays Haiti in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on Saturday, meaning the clock is ticking despite his friend\u2019s ESTA being approved last week, WBZ reports. <\/p>\n<p>He only found out about the problem when he went to check his documentation on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he\u2019s unable to travel, that means I need to travel alone, which is a completely different experience. It would be far too much money to just not go,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>Visa applications often take years, so efforts were made to create a fast-track system that would allow soccer fans to expedite their applications and get to the U.S. for the games. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the only logistical hurdle that is taking the excitement out of the greatest show on earth for some fans. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1092\">Trump Crosses Disastrous Threshold on Major Issue as Midterms Loom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is only the second time that Iraq has qualified for the tournament in its history, but its fans say they are being made to go to great lengths to see their team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo go to a match, a stadium, a crowd, cheering, and see my team\u2014that is worth the world to me,\u201d ticket-holding Iraq fan Abdulla Adnan told the BBC. \u201cIt\u2019s a feeling that no other feeling can compare to.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>U.S.-Iraq consular services were suspended at the start of the war with Iran amid security concerns. <\/p>\n<p>Iraq is not on the U.S.\u2019s travel ban list, although around one-quarter of the teams playing in the tournament are. <\/p>\n<p>Adnan spent $1,800 alone on the ticket and a trip to Jordan, where he visited the country\u2019s U.S. embassy to try to get a visa, but was told that because he wasn\u2019t Jordanian, he couldn\u2019t apply there. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe visa system is the invisible gatekeeper of the World Cup,\u201d Boston-based immigration law firm operator Celine Atallah told the BBC. \u201cFIFA can sell a ticket, but the U.S. government decides who gets a visa, and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] decides who actually enters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the Daily Beast, Department of Homeland Security acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis said, \u201cThe Trump administration is enforcing immigration laws. Under the Visa Waiver Program, all ESTA applications are continuously vetted against law enforcement and security databases. Travelers must provide complete and truthful information, including all criminal history. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to disclose arrests or convictions constitutes misrepresentation and can lead to ESTA denial, revocation, or a permanent bar from entering the United States. An approved ESTA does not guarantee admission. Individuals ineligible for the VWP due to criminal convictions or misrepresentation must apply for a visa.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cCBP is unable to speculate on other travelers as CBP does not track who is traveling for FIFA games.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1091\">Kai Trump Shares Bonkers Take After Fans Booed Trump at MSG<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s World Cup has been thrown into disarray by a new border problem. Read more Trump, 79, Can\u2019t Stop Talking About His Vanity Projects There are 42 countries from which citizens can travel to the U.S. using only an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which saves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trumpland"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump\u2019s World Cup Hit by Last-Minute Fiasco - Nationwide Inter State Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1095\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump\u2019s World Cup Hit by Last-Minute Fiasco - Nationwide Inter State Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump\u2019s World Cup has been thrown into disarray by a new border problem. 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