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Somali referee won’t officiate in World Cup after being denied entry into the United States - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.U.S. Customs

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Somali referee won't officiate 2026 World Cup after being denied entry into U.S. (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Somali referee Omar Artan won't officiate in the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.

  2. Al Jazeera

    US confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take part in World Cup (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Award-winning referee Omar Artan was ‘determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns’ after arriving in Miami.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Somali referee won’t officiate in World Cup after being denied entry into the United States - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.U.S. Customs

  4. Newsweek

    Who is Omar Abdulkadir Artan? Somali referee denied entry to US (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Omar Abdulkadir Artan was set to become the first Somali to referee at a World Cup, but he was turned away at Miami International Airport on Saturday.

  5. Washington Examiner

    US denies entry to World Cup referee from Somalia over 'vetting concerns' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Omar Artan, a referee for the FIFA World Cup, was turned back after landing at Miami from an Istanbul flight.

  6. KRDO

    World Cup referee denied entry to US (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Kyle Feldscher, Priscilla Alvarez, Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not take part in this summer’s World Cup

  7. CBS News

    U.S. bars entry of FIFA World Cup referee from Somalia, citing (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, citing "vetting concerns."

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Off the wire: Somali World Cup referee denied entry to U.S. (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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  9. Deutsche Welle

    Somali referee barred from World Cup after US entry denial (opens Deutsche Welle)

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  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Referee barred from entering U.S. for World Cup receives a hero’s welcome in Somalia (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Somalia is not competing at the World Cup, but from the scenes at Mogadishu’s airport Wednesday, you’d think the country had won the trophy.

  11. Breitbart News

    Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US arrives home to hero's welcome (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States has returned to his country's capital of Mogadishu, where he was received by a

  12. Al Jazeera

    Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The first Somali picked to referee a World Cup rose from Mogadishu’s pitches, only to be barred at the US border.

  13. NPR

    Somali World Cup referee denied U.S. entry, hailed as hero at home (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    A World Cup dream denied — Somali referee Omar Artan receives a hero's welcome at home after being blocked from entering the United States and taking part in the World Cup.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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