{"id":351251,"date":"2026-06-10T21:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/somali-world-cup-referee-back-home-after-being-denied-us-entry-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:00:53","slug":"somali-world-cup-referee-back-home-after-being-denied-us-entry-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/somali-world-cup-referee-back-home-after-being-denied-us-entry-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali World Cup referee back home after being denied US entry | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PsB-LYHMHpg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Somali World Cup referee back home after being denied US entry | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsB-LYHMHpg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Somali referee Omar Artan is home after being turned away at Miami International Airport. An anonymous US official told the media it was due to \u201cassociation with suspected members of terror organizations.\u201d FIFA has cut him from the tournament&#8217;s referee list, saying it is not involved in host country immigration decisions.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #worldcup #somalia #referee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somali referee Omar Artan is home after being turned away at Miami International Airport. 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