2026 World Cup: this Ligue 1 star barred from travelling to the USA 😳 | OneFootball

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Another unlikely story just a few days before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup.

While the Swiss national team left for the United States this Tuesday, Breel Embolo, the Stade Rennais striker, was left stuck in Switzerland!

The reason? The Ligue 1 star striker was not granted authorization to travel to the USA.

Breel Embolo’s ESTA authorization, an automated system that checks whether visa-exempt travelers can enter the United States, was subjected at the last minute to additional review, making his trip this Tuesday... impossible.

It was the Swiss Football Federation itself that confirmed this little hiccup!

Last April 21, Breel Embolo was definitively sentenced by the Swiss courts to a 45-day suspended fine of 3,000 Swiss francs for multiple threats made in 2018 during an altercation in Basel. It is possible that this mix-up is linked to that case!

There is some good news, however: everything should be sorted out this Wednesday. At least that’s what the Nati will be hoping...

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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