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The 2026 FIFA world is not going to play out mostly has expected. Personally, I am not too surprised. There have been talks over racism and geopolitics. I watched a duo side video of how players are treated on arrival between Mexico and United States. Maybe, some it not ALL countries will wish they had their training ground and base at Mexico.
The welcoming was one that suits a guest. Free Mexican hats for players and Mexican music display right from the airport. switch to the US side, security personnels with scanners and bomb sniffing dogs. Maybe I should make quick summary of how it has played out in the last 48 hours.
Africa’s current TOP referee Ormar Artan from Somalia rejected entry to US from the Miami Airport. A pity that his world CUP dreams got shattered. There was no paper issues but as some will claim, ‘geopolitics’. Reports came in that Somalia is on US banned country list. Further spreading rumors has been on suspicious report that Artan belongs to an anti-US group in Somalia. Security concerns once again turning record creating moments to hope in disguise.
The Senegalese team were given a thorough check from the airport. Many see it as a harassing and racist attempt in a world cup meant to unit people. I was able to watch some short clips and well, let me reserve my comments for the conclusion.
Uzbekistan team faced same fate. In short, I saw police trained dogs (assumed to be bomb sniffing dogs) right on the security check point area. It is all a matter of compliance if you want your country to be represented in the world cup.
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It has been full of several delays; some players have be in a long session of detention for questioning and proper checking before joining with team hours later. There has been a lot if cancelled tickets. This is basically to the fan side, a loss to those who have become victims.
Iranian national team have been denied lodging in US although they have all their group stage matches to play on US soil. They've been relocate to Mexico under conditions that they will only be entering US on matchdays. Well, they can forget entirely about the fan base.
'Don’t bring up our bottle water to the stadium’. This is a world cup with strict compliance demand. It boils back to value for security over entertainment. Maybe I should add, ‘Trump has advised fans not to over stay their welcome. Extending hotel stay time is not a guarantee, you might likely loss your funds in the process.
In conclusion, let me add, the whole T/C to run 2026 world cup sounds boring. When it comes to racism activities, personally, it's a big no for me. Let's just focus on security and do away with other assumptions for NOW. It may sound boring but there is a need to prioritize security over just entertainment in this world cup. A lot is at stake as we speak. One may even say that this current world cup should not have taken place in the US with the current geopolitics on ground. We are talking of global security concerns here and this beat just ‘for the love of the game’. If global war escalates, the entire entertainment will be just bywords.
