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Who is the Somali referee barred from entering the US for the World Cup?

World | 2026-06-09 at 15:09 UTC | Source: www.bbc.com
Omar Artan was set to become the first Somali to referee a game at the World Cup finals, but his place in history has been denied by US immigration authorities.
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