What Donald Trump’s travel ban means for FIFA World Cup, Club World Cup, Gold Cup teams and fans


What Donald Trump’s travel ban means for FIFA World Cup, Club World Cup, Gold Cup teams and fans

The White House said that the new travel ban of the Trump administration has no influence on players and other team staff coming to the US for the FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup this summer, where the tournaments fall under an exemption.

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday and issued a complete or partial ban on travelers from 19 countries, with the exception of certain exceptions. The list of those countries with full travel prohibitions includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congatorial -Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, a list that teams could have affected both the Club World Cup and Gold Cup. Haiti competing on the Gold Cup and are planned to be in the group D Final opposite the American Herennational Team on 22 June, while UEFA Champions League finalists will participate in the Club World Cup with Iran International Mehdi Taremi on the Roster.

However, the proclamation does include an exemption for players and staff who will be in the US for the World Cup and the Olympic Games, which will take place in the country in 2026 and 2028 respectively. Per athletics.

Here is an explanation about how the new travel ban influences football with various major sporting events will take place in the US in the coming years.

Which countries are influenced by the travel ban?

Travelers from 12 countries are subject to a complete limitation – Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Travelers from seven other countries – Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – will treat a partial limitation. “These limitations make a distinction between, but apply to both the import of immigrants and non -immigrants,” the proclamation is partially.

The new travel restrictions will start on Monday and are expected not to influence those with a pre -published Visa or green cardholders.

What exemptions apply to football players?

The proclamation mentions various exemptions for the prohibition, including athletes and staff traveling to the US for major sporting events. The World Cup and the Olympic Games were specifically closed, but a spokesperson for the White House said that the club World Cup and Gold Cup belong to one of the events for which the exemption applies.

The Haiti national team is taking part in the Gold Cup this summer, while various players at the Club World Cup come from countries mentioned in the proclamation. Al Ain’s Josna Loulendo comes from the Republic of Congo.

Because it relates to the countries that are confronted with partial travel prohibitions, there are various club-world cup-related players from those countries. The list contains Togo’s Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba and Roger Aholou, who play respectively for Al Ain and Esperanza de Tunis, and Matías Lacava and Salomon Rondon van Venezuela, who play for Ulsan HD and Pachuca respectively.

How differently is football influenced by the travel ban?

Although the exemption is present for players and employees, this can cause problems for fans who travel the US for upcoming sporting events.

There is also a question about which future competitions will fall under the exemption. The US generally hosts for pre -season friendships of visiting teams every summer, while MLS Liga MX -opposite hits welcomes the Leagues Cup annually.

Even before the proclamation, a handful of players was advised not to leave the US due to travel problems during the second Trump administration. Four NWSL players from Zambia were pulled out of the team’s team in April when they played matches in China, with Federation officials who quoted travel policy. The same month colleague NWSL player Deyna Castellanos Venezuela did not represent a lack of clarity about the travel policy of the US.




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