Somali referee Omar Artan to miss the World Cup after being barred from the US
El árbitro somalí Omar Artan se perderá el Mundial al prohibirle la entrada a Estados Unidos
Summary
Somali referee Omar Artan will miss the World Cup after being denied entry to the United States. He was turned away at Miami International Airport over a problem with the background-check process; Somalia is one of the countries whose citizens face a full US travel ban.
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