Iran's squad landed at Tijuana International Airport on Sunday, having been forced to change their base for the World Cup from Arizona due to an ongoing row with the United States

Donald Trump's "harsh anti-human rights rhetoric, aggressive immigration policies and mass deportation raids have already cast a dark shadow over the world's biggest sporting event."

The Iranian national team took a swipe at Donald Trump and the U.S. this week, arriving in Mexico with some curious clothing items.

Travel restrictions for international fans and tensions over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign have cast a shadow over the soccer tournament.

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NEW YORK — City Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed President Donald Trump’s role in the World Cup as players, coaches and fans arriving for the FIFA World Cup come up against the president’s hardline immigration agenda.

One of Africa’s most respected match officials, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, has reportedly been denied entry into the United States. The country has denied entry to Artan, a Somali football referee listed by FIFA since 2018, and called for the World Cup.

A referee set to make World Cup history was denied entry to the US as concerns grow about how the Trump administration's anti-immigration policies will impact the world's biggest sporting event. Omar Abdulkadir Artan was blocked from entering the US despite holding a valid visa,

During their summit in Helsinki, Vladimir Putin handed Donald Trump a 2018 FIFA World Cup ball, creating one of the more unusual intersections of sport and politics during Trump’s time in office. The

In a deeply polarized country, few things unite elected leaders outside the White House quite like skepticism of Infantino and FIFA, the governing body for the world’s most popular sport. It’s a sentiment that cuts across the divide and spans from Washington to state capitals and city halls.

Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, has warned of a surge in ICE agents in New York City as tourists flock to the Empire State for the World Cup