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The president of the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) told AFP connected Friday (June 12, 2026) that helium had been refused an introduction visa for the United States and Canada to be World Cup events.
Jibril Rajoub said helium had nevertheless been capable to participate Mexico to be the World Cup opening ceremonial successful Mexico City connected Thursday (June 11, 2026), held earlier Mexico bushed South Africa.
"They did not assistance maine a visa for the United States aft I applied successful Amman [the Jordanian capital]. Their behaviour is ridiculous," Rajoub said successful a telephone interrogation with AFP.
"I americium presently successful Mexico. I volition be Tunisia's lucifer (in Monterrey against Sweden connected June 14), and past I volition return, to the Palestinian territories,” helium added. Rajoub told AFP that helium had besides failed to get a visa for Canada, which is co-hosting the World Cup.
"Certain circles bash not privation america to criticise Israel," helium said, claiming without providing grounds that "the Israelis had exerted pressure".
In April, Rajoub took portion successful the FIFA Congress successful Vancouver — but refused an invitation from FIFA main Gianni Infantino to enactment successful a radical photograph with an authoritative from the Israeli Football Association.
The Palestinian Football Association has filed an entreaty with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against FIFA's determination not to enforce sanctions connected Israel implicit the information of clubs located successful the occupied West Bank successful competitions supervised by the Israeli Football Association.
The Palestinian Football Association has agelong argued that clubs established successful West Bank settlements should not instrumentality portion successful competitions organised by the Israeli Football Association.
U.S. President Donald Trump's migration argumentation has created problems for nationals from definite countries seeking introduction to the United States.
Somali referee Omar Artan was denied introduction contempt having a valid U.S. visa. U.S. authorities person besides refused visas to immoderate members of the Iran team's enactment unit arsenic good arsenic Senegalese and Ivorian supporters.
