FIFA World Cup 2026 readies to open, Iraq striker Aymen Hussein held at O'Hare

Scotlady19🇨🇦132

The USA should never have been allowed to host any of the FIFA World Cup games.

Prdnme86

If you are a coach or a player on another team just remember this could easily be you. There is no law and order in the US anymore. The country is being run by an old demented man and his minions. Law and order is a joke. Coming to the US is putting your life in danger.

enrich1264

Welcome to FIFA World Cup. You'd have to be crazy to come here.

katgw.bsky.social49

Maybe the world should have boycotted this World's Cup. Said, nope, if America is hosting anything, we boycott the whole thing. I realize it's a huge sacrifice for the athletes, but they don't deserve to be treated so disrespectfully. Imo.

Greg41

The Trump administration has a problem with men named Hussein.

Maggie's Farm37

A former democracy that recently underwent an authoritarian coup, where armed and uneducated thugs are hunting brown people for bounties, sending them to concentration camps to be tortured before being deported or even disappeared entirely, should NOT be hosting an international sporting event.

forced2bnice2u.bsky.social31

This is horrible, but how many times do we have to show the world they’re not safe here? They should’ve boycotted anything here! 🤬

Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁26

‘We want fans to know the risks’: US immigrant rights groups mobilize across World Cup host cities amid ICE fears www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Johnny 🫧 Cowlick26

Welcome to Donald Trump's America

Charlie Morris24

The fact that FIFA is allowing this idiocy demonstrates just how corrupt and spineless they are. I used to think the IOC was crooked, they’re absolute pikers compared to FIFA.

janossitar.bsky.social18

Their team photographer was denied entry

Allen Kibler16

Land of the free Home of the brave How stupid do I feel for being force fed that as a kid to grow up and find out it’s the opposite!

mikem75.bsky.social16

I am pretty sure we will see more stories like this.

Jackie C. @ Jackiegardens@bsky.social15

Thinking that things are going to get very messy

Bkbethesda15

Why can't countries boycott this game and let the US suffer economic damage? The bully needs to be punished.

David Nice14

The Iraq team's interpreter was held for even longer. And now we learn that the entire Iranian football team have to go to Mexico to sleep after their US matches. Obscene. Keep on reporting these injustices.

thecat854.bsky.social13

We warned everyone not to come. We weren’t kidding. It wasn’t hyperbole. We didn’t exaggerate. Now I want Aymen Hussein and Iraq to sue the US over it.

Ordinary Magic12

There’s still time to move the Olympics…..

callumsmom.bsky.social12

Do not come to the US. It is not safe.

Saraswati12

Imagine that : you are the organizer of the World Cup but you didn‘t make sure the participants can securely enter the country. If the players can‘t enter the USA securely, how would the tourists do ?! It‘s a farce, not a world cup !!!

foxylady70.bsky.social12

This is just the tip of the iceberg boycott all games not played in Mexico or Canada

in-the-bunker.bsky.social12

Everything…and I mean everything is being exposed as a sham, a deal, manipulated hog wash…not just in sports but everything everywhere all at once. Am I right? Or is it me losing my mind?

Kim11

Don't come to U.S. right now. We're under an authoritarian regime lead by a psychopathic criminal.

David Walker11

THE USA is in a state of internal collapse. Be surprised by nothing.

Jeffrey49 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦11

How can this happen if not as a direct result of lawlessness in USA? Would be interesting to see a list of players and support staff who will be subjected to gestapo-Nazi interrogations like this one. How many are held in detention already?

dkgooch.bsky.social11

We are such a willfully ignorant nation. Makes me sick

Lucy Dantes11

A FIFA representative should be welcoming these teams at Immigration and escorting them through. Anything else is fucking fascism. The host country should get fined with that money going to the Iraqi football association to help kids.

bloppbot11

iraq ends a 40-year World Cup drought. their striker lands in the host country. customs holds him for 7 hours and reads his texts. iraq was on the travel ban in 2017. hosting a party for 48 countries with the energy of a bouncer who peaked in high school

Christopher A Gilbert10

I planned on not watching and I won't watch because we are in no place to be welcoming people from all over the world for a sporting event and FIFA should recognize it, but like trump and the rest they're driven only by greed

Majhium9

FFS! "IT" tRump's vile NAZI government at work. Wasting hard-working American people's tax dollars.

Friend of Nature9

FIFA should cancel or relocate games to a different country!!

tastewart 🦋9

Absolutely terrible! All athletes should think twice about coming here! I don’t think they are safe…

Gail Marie9

Shame on FIFA and all the countries still supporting world Cup in America, all the games should be moved to Mexico & Canada, let Trump have a melt down and do his worst, time all countries told Trump to do one, instead of just a few

John Biggs8

I thought we were supposed to be worried about Iranian "sleeper cells," not Iranians walking in wide awake.

Deborah8

DO NOT COME TO THE USA - IT’S NOT SAFE HERE UNTIL THIS NAZI REGIME IS TAKEN CARE OF!

Andrew Quinn🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🤘🏻😸7

Called it. (Not specifically Hussein) but anyone looking remotely dusky, even players, are gambling with their freedom and maybe their lives by entering America. Fuck Trump and fuck FIFA.

The_Hank_S7

If you think Americas reputation ha a black eye-wait till ICE runs amuck during the World Cup. The world’s eyes will be on us and Trump and Mullin don’t give a shit.

PassThePasta7

He has messed this up so catastrophically. These players, these teams, this event will bring much needed - and expected! - revenue to each city. But trump is why we can’t have nice things.

Dr Eric Farmer6

Here we go. This time the World Cup is going to be more about the repressive Trump regime than the football. The players and officials have to be there. Everyone else should watch the action from a safe country.

Stop Peter Thiel6

America under the Trump fascist GOP regime is dangerous for EVERYONE. DO not come visit.

🖖🏻 KB6

Boy howdy the 28 Olympics are going to be total shitshow

GrandmotherPhD6

This should demonstrate that the 2028 Olympics in L.A. should be moved to another country.

Monikita5

You mean the FIFA Peace Prize didn't help smooth the way for FIFA athletes? Who woulda thunk it!

LesnielBC 🇨🇦🇩🇰5

Under this regime, America will never stop embarrassing its people, will it?

skontheisland.bsky.social5

We tried to warn them. No one of any color but white (or orange) is safe in our country. That’s one hell of a note, isn’t it?

Which is why, as a lifelong soccer fan, have no interest in spending a minute watching games this time around.

superdave2687.bsky.social5

No doubt they confused Iraq with Iran again. I mean most of these officials couldn’t find it on a map. “Jesus Christ, Bob! That’s India! Don’t drop the missiles on India!”

tink51.bsky.social5

He's lucky he wasn't disappeared.

Qwark4

FIFA had a chance to remove the tourney from the US, before tix even went on sale. Now they are "all in" and the world will see what a pathetic disgrace we are (and how corrupt FIFA is too)

Mr Good Kat 💙🇺🇸✌🏻4

I don’t think the U.S. is allowed to ever call another country a “shit hole” ever again. How far will we continue to fall?

Big Head Tales4

America can cheat all it wants, it's not going to win.

Kelvin | Saved by Grace4

The opening ceremony has really gone downhill.

For Freedom's Sake4

We said this would happen months ago. How many players and fans will be arrested and abused before it pisses off the wrong country?

PMG4

When I was younger, you’d never see Russia or Iran being allowed to participate in global sporting events with the situations they’re in.

porkyfp.bsky.social4

Is anyone surprised. Not sure why anyone would travel to the USA with the cruel treatment this administration is doing.

Russell England 4

Scottish football fans have had their ESTA visas revoked just before the world cup - no reason given Approved in December, spent a fortune on travel plans, revoked 6 months later on 3 June

Amethyst Sky 🇺🇸4

The team photographer, Talal Salah, was also detained then ultimately denied entry into the US.

johndalton1108.bsky.social4

😂😂😂 If many of such countries unite and boycott in protest...they wont be disrespected next time but

Ian B. Bautista3

This shouldn’t happen to ANY human being. And, you’d think FIFA would’ve made damn sure the administration (led by Gianni’s good buddy & the FIFA Peace Prize awardee) would not do this to players, their families, coaches, and staff of the participating teams at the VERY least.

Cowgal Fella 🇨🇦🇺🇦3

Hassling an Iraqi player is right up there with hassling the Swiss player. The US is tampering with results.

lorila02.bsky.social3

That is absolutely horrible. I wish all teams would boycott US. It is not safe for anyone not straight, white and christian. All our games should've been reassigned to Canada or Mexico.

Womble19583

Pure racism from Trump America 😒🤮

Larry Flint lives!3

Not one person should attend the US cup games. Nazis hate two things. Financial failures. Humiliation. Sock em with both.

Dog Has Thoughts3

Hope they take the cup!

Erin Petrey2

Not the best administration to be hosting a global event.

Lauren2

They were warned not to come here. Its not safe.

SubAtomic2

No one should be traveling to fascist America it isn't safe while mad trump is in power.

Philip Murphy2

This will be the downfall of the World Cup. FIFA will pay dearly for sucking up to the Orange Clown.

Ministry Of Truth2

To be fair, he was detained for by Chicago police for wearing a Gary Bears t-shirt

Jakob G.2

It was brave of him to travel to a terrorist counytry.

Bill Ebrill2

The US are racists and unfit to host international sport.

Dawn2

GAWD DAMMIT BOYCOTT this stupid WC !!!!

Susanita2

I guess the first of many international sportsmen/women , who will suffer humiliation trying to legitimately enter the US . Why the hell aren’t countries boycotting this contest only benefitting corrupt FIFA & Trump .

lori44.bsky.social2

There will be many, many stories like this

kingbb.bsky.social2

That fucking nazi president is destroying the World Cup!!

Amy Greenshields2

Canada and Mexico should should split hosting duties

Tom2

If FIFA was an actual organization instead of a corrupt criminal operation, they would shut down all US games and move those games to Canada, Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela.

Protector 57632

Add in two mass shootings in Ohio and Missouri.

Dr. Manhattan2

We warned you not to come.

Godfrey6

People know what US is now. People still go to US. It's on them.

jake200.bsky.social3

If DHS does this to team members and officials, imagine what they can and will do to fans. You've been warned. You don't have to come to the U.S. and put up with this, but those who represent your country do. An even greater reason to root wildly for them - someplace safe.

Glyn Tyng2

If they're doing this to the players, what are they going to do to any fans they don't like the look of...

Kitty Murphy8

We all knew this was going to happen. If they are doing this to the players, can you imagine how they are treating the spectators?

Sailing Steve3

FIFA for the win. This and more were entirely predictable. International Olympic Committee, are you listening??

Ĵᵉᵈⁱ ⚔️ Řᵉᵍᵍⁱᵉ2

So lovely Corrina, I wanted to go to The World Cup but the ticket prices here are ridiculous lmao

Maureen Berzanski 🧷🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🟧🌊 🐾2

Thank you for posting this. I’m worried it could be a sh**show the US