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2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico: Controversies Beyond Football
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2026niánměi guó美国jiā ná dà加拿大mò xī gē墨西哥gòng tóng共同jǔ bàn举办deshì jiè bēi世界杯kāi shǐ开始le

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, has begun.

dàn shì但是chú le除了jīng cǎi精彩dezú qiú足球bǐ sài比赛jīn nián今年deshì jiè bēi世界杯chū xiàn出现leyī xiē一些zhèng zhì政治yǒu guān有关dezhēng yì争议

However, besides the exciting football matches, this year’s World Cup has also seen some political controversies.

xīn wén新闻bào dào报道shuōyīn wèi因为qiān zhèng签证ān quán安全jiǎn chá检查deyuán yīn原因yī xiē一些guó jiā国家deqiú duì球队gōng zuò rén yuán工作人员yù dào遇到lekùn nán困难

News reports say that, because of visa and security checks, teams and staff from some countries have faced difficulties.

bǐ rú比如yī wèi一位lái zì来自suǒ mǎ lǐ索马里decái pàn裁判zàiměi guó美国jī chǎng机场bèijiǎn chá检查lehěnzhǎngshí jiān时间zuì hòu最后méinéngrù jìng入境

For example, a referee from Somalia was held for a long time at a U.S. airport and was eventually denied entry.

yī lā kè伊拉克deduì yuán队员suí xíng随行shè yǐng shī摄影师miàn lín面临lefēi cháng非常yán gé严格dejiǎn chá检查

The Iraqi players and the photographer traveling with them also faced very strict checks.

shòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响zuìdeshìyī lǎng duì伊朗队

The team most affected was Iran.

tā men他们dedài biǎo tuán代表团zhōngyǒubù shǎo不少rénméi yǒu没有ná dào拿到qiān zhèng签证

Many people in their delegation did not get visas.

ér qiě而且yīn wèi因为tè shū特殊guī dìng规定yī lǎng duì伊朗队bù néng不能zàiměi guó美国guò yè过夜

In addition, because of special rules, the Iranian team is not allowed to stay overnight in the United States.

tā men他们zhǐ néng只能duì wǔ队伍dejī dì基地shèzàimò xī gē墨西哥zàibǐ sài比赛dàng tiān当天měi guó美国tī qiú踢球bǐ sài比赛jié shù结束hòuzàimǎ shàng马上fǎn huí返回

They can only set up their base in Mexico, travel to the U.S. on match day to play, and then return immediately after the game.

cǐ wài此外fēn pèi分配gěiyī lǎng伊朗qiú mí球迷dehěnduōmén piào门票bèidān fāng miàn单方面qǔ xiāo取消le

Also, many tickets assigned to Iranian fans were canceled unilaterally.

yīn wèi因为zhè xiē这些qíng kuàng情况hěn duō很多wài guó méi tǐ外国媒体shuōzhè jiè这届shì jiè bēi世界杯shòu dào受到letàiduōzhèng zhì政治yīn sù因素deyǐng xiǎng影响

Because of these situations, many foreign media outlets said that this World Cup has been affected too much by political factors.

guó jì zú lián国际足联defù zé rén负责人biǎo shì表示tā men他们duìzhè xiē这些shì qíng事情gǎn dào感到yí hàn遗憾dànwú fǎ无法kòng zhì控制měi gè每个guó jiā国家debiān jìng边境guǎn lǐ管理bù mén部门

A FIFA official said they were sorry about these matters, but could not control the border authorities of every country.

bù guò不过yǒu rén有人pī píng批评shuōguó jì zú lián国际足联zàimiàn duì面对zhè xiē这些bù gōng píng不公平deduì dài对待shíyīng gāi应该zuò chū做出gèngduōdenǔ lì努力

However, some people also criticized FIFA, saying it should have done more in response to this unfair treatment.

shì jiè bēi世界杯běn lái本来shìquán shì jiè全世界gòng tóng共同qìng zhù庆祝detǐ yù体育jié rì节日

The World Cup was originally a sports festival celebrated by the whole world together.

rén men人们xī wàng希望zàiwèi lái未来desài chǎng赛场shàngnéngyǒugèngduōchāo yuè超越guó jiè国界deyǒu hǎo友好jiāo liú交流ràngdà jiā大家chóng xīn重新gǎn shòu感受dàozú qiú足球běn shēn本身dekuài lè快乐érbú shì不是xiàn shí现实zhōngdeduì lì对立mó cā摩擦

People hope that in future tournaments, there will be more friendly exchanges across borders, so that everyone can once again feel the joy of football itself, rather than the conflicts and friction of real life.

By Easy Mandarin News|AI-assisted

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