is on its method to Miami, lastly.
The nationwide crew left on Sunday, , however not till after a paperwork drawback that held up its flight and delayed a scheduled press convention for supervisor Marcelo Bielsa.
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Uruguay is scheduled to play its World Cup opener in opposition to on on the Laborious Rock Stadium exterior of Miami.
For a lot of Sunday, the squad was caught. Gamers waited on the Mayakoba resort exterior Cancun, about 45 minutes from the airport, whereas the federation sorted out the documentation for the journey into the USA, in keeping with The Unbiased.
FIFA downplayed the incident, claiming it was a technical challenge with the aircraft. The Uruguayan crew spokesman that FIFA was in charge.
Uruguay and Saudi Arabia are scheduled to kickoff on Monday at 6 p.m. ET. Uruguay will then face on on the similar venue earlier than heading again to Mexico to play in Guadalajara on .
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A fan of the USA celebrates throughout the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12, 2026 in Los Angeles.
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The difficulty shouldn’t be Uruguay’s alone.
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Visa and journey snags have trailed the primary World Cup cut up throughout the USA, Mexico and . Somali referee Omar Artan was and won’t work the match. Palestinian soccer federation president Jibril Rajoub mentioned Friday he was nonetheless ready to be let in.
The State Division has mentioned it’s weighing every World Cup visa case by itself after what it known as rigorous vetting, and that it’ll not bend on U.S. legislation or nationwide safety. Uruguay sits on the administration’s immigration visa pause listing, which implies added scrutiny for vacationers.