'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions
Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.
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'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions39 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNadia HuraimiBBC News ArabicAbdulla AdnanIraqi fan Abdulla Adnan has been unable to get a visa to travel to the US to see his country playWhen Iraq's football team qualified for the World Cup at the end of March, Abdulla Adnan bought tickets for his country's matches against Norway and France, which will be played in the US cities of Boston and Philadelphia this month."To go to a match, a stadium, a crowd, cheering, and see my team - that is worth the world to me," he says.
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