{"id":350669,"date":"2026-06-09T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/first-world-cup-somali-referee-omar-artan-barred-from-entering-us-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:00:28","slug":"first-world-cup-somali-referee-omar-artan-barred-from-entering-us-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/first-world-cup-somali-referee-omar-artan-barred-from-entering-us-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"First World Cup Somali referee Omar Artan barred from entering US | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aLXml2znIuw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"First World Cup Somali referee Omar Artan barred from entering US | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aLXml2znIuw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football men&#8217;s referee of the year, was barred from entering the country at Miami International Airport and is currently in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>No reason for Artan&#8217;s repatriation has been issued by US immigration authorities, but Somalia is one of several countries on a travel ban list introduced by President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>After speaking to the US authorities, world governing body Fifa said Artan will miss the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews <\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#WorldCup #UnitedStates #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States. 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