Joan Capdevila asks Trump for help after US denies entry for New York final

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·18 July 2026

Joan Capdevila asks Trump for help after US denies entry for New York final

World Cup winner Joan Capdevila has taken to social media after being refused permission to enter the United States for Sunday’s Spain v Argentina final in New York.

The former left-back said in a post on X that his ESTA had been denied, preventing him from travelling with his children.

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He had accepted a Spanish Football Federation invitation extended to members of the 2010 World Cup-winning squad. Capdevila was Vicente del Bosque’s first-choice left-back in South Africa.

He asked whether anyone could assist, saying he had hoped to reunite with his 2010 team-mates and back the current side.

He also requested advice on a solution and opened his message with a direct appeal to Donald Trump.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo