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Somali soccer referee denied US entry, will miss World Cup debut - Reuters
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June 9, 2026Somali referee Artan barred from entering USA
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, is denied entry to the United States.
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Somali referee dropped from World Cup: Omar Artan misses out on tournament after US visa denial
Somalian referee Omar Artan to miss World Cup after US denies 34-year-old a visa to work during tournament; Artan was voted best referee in Africa in 2025, and was set to become first Somali to refere
World Cup ref denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia
A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently cut from the tournament by FIFA was set to make history for his country. (AP Video/
Somali referee dropped from World Cup: Omar Artan misses out on tournament after US visa denial
Somalian referee Omar Artan to miss World Cup after US denies 34-year-old a visa to work during tournament; Artan was voted best referee in Africa in 2025, and was set to become first Somali to refere