The recent entry restrictions to the United States have generated many doubts about how the two world sporting events that will be held in the American territory will be held.
There is a strong concern about the impact that these decisions will have on the FIFA 2026 World Cup and the Los Angeles 2028, since some delegations may face strong difficulties to participate in these events.
How do the measures taken by the US government affect?
A detailed report from the agency Associated Press (AP), indicate what may be the scope of the taxes that would prevent entry to citizens from 12 countries and restrict entry to 7 more.
Although it has been said that restrictions will have specific exceptions for athletes, coaches and accredited technical personnel, ETAS do not include fans, so many of them can see the dream of accompanying their teams truncatedaccording to the AP agency after reviewing the official text.
The United States will be the host of both events and the measures taken could directly affect the access of audiences from countries such as Iran, Cuba or Sudansome of which are currently in the classification stage for the World Cup.
It is a fact that immigration policy will have direct implications about the entry of thousands of fans and visitors from different parts of the world, despite the fact that sports federations and organizing committees maintain contact with the federal government to ensure that logistics and security aspects are implemented without affecting the operation of the events.
The situation has generated doubts and aroused the fear of those who thought they could share these moments with their sports idols.
The countries that are affected by the Trump government veto
At the moment, Iran is the only country that is already classified for the 2026 World Cupwith a presence confirmed so far.
Other countries like Cuba, Sudan y Sierra Leone, they are still in the process of classification And if they manage to be among the chosen ones, their selections could enter under the exceptions contemplated for athletes and accredited delegations, although their followers would not run with the same fate.
What the organizers of the Olympic Games and the FIFA think
The migratory decree does not contemplate exceptions for fans or tourists who wish to attend as a public.
According to APthis could limit the presence of followers from vetoed countries or with restrictions, unless they have another nationality or residence that allows them to obtain a visa from another country.
However, the organizing committees of these events have declared that the US government has facilitated the income of the Olympic delegations.
Casey Wasserman, president of the Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee, in statements collected by APhas pointed out that the State Department has assigned a unit specialized in visa processing related to the event, which will operate with differentiated criteria for equipment and technical personnel.
For its part, FIFA has not issued an official statement about the new migratory veto, but a direct channel of communication with the Trump administration is maintained.
In that order of ideas, there will be many fans who cannot share these important sports moments and will have to stay in their countries of origin due to the impossibility of being able to travel to the United States.
