Overview
- Senegal and Ivory Coast were added in December to U.S. entry restrictions, affecting fans’ plans for the June 11–July 19 tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
- The policy grants travel exceptions to players, team officials and immediate relatives but offers no allowance for supporters, effectively barring most without existing visas.
- Supporters and team figures at the Africa Cup of Nations voiced dismay, and Ivory Coast coach Emerse Faé expressed hope for a solution, though no change has been announced.
- Fans from Iran and Haiti, which also qualified, face the same U.S. restrictions that exclude most supporters.
- In November, the administration announced a 'FIFA Pass' to prioritize visa appointments and deployed over 400 additional consular officers, measures that expedite processing but do not lift the ban for barred nationalities.