{"id":7027,"date":"2026-06-02T14:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/world-cup-delay-for-switzerlands-embolo-while-us-reviews-travel-document\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:35:46","slug":"world-cup-delay-for-switzerlands-embolo-while-us-reviews-travel-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/world-cup-delay-for-switzerlands-embolo-while-us-reviews-travel-document\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup delay for Switzerland\u2019s Embolo while US reviews travel document"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"22.5\" width=\"222.75\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Post-Label-Image-Option-1-1780213226.png?fit=396%2C40&#038;quality=80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 post label\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Embolo is Switzerland\u2019s first-choice forward, with 24 goals in 86 internationals, but could not join the squad.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has not travelled with the rest of the World Cup squad to the United States after his travel document was placed under review.<\/p>\n<p>The document, known as the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), is an automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the US under the Visa Waiver Program.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/5\/31\/from-afcon-to-world-cup-2026-how-morocco-became-a-football-powerhouse\">African powerhouse Morocco eye World Cup 2026 glory despite AFCON fallout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/2\/world-cup-no-ice-deployment-extra-security-for-iran-games-in-los-angeles\">World Cup: No ICE deployment; extra security for Iran games in Los Angeles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/2\/fifa-world-cup-2026-full-squads-48-teams-players\">Who\u2019s in, who\u2019s out: Squads for all 48 FIFA World Cup 2026 nations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The Swiss team flew from Zurich to Los Angeles on Tuesday before going to a World Cup training camp in San Diego. Their opening match, in Group B, is set for June 13 against Qatar in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Breel Embolo is currently unable to \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060travel to the United States with the \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060team,\u201d the Swiss federation said in a statement about their first-choice forward, with 24 goals in 86 internationals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis ESTA authorisation had been approved until this morning. However, at 10:30 am [08:30 GMT], we were informed that his ESTA application had \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060been placed under further review.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are currently in contact with the relevant authorities and expect that \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060Breel will either join the team later today \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060or travel tomorrow and join the squad then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Embolo\u2019s issue comes after a Swiss court ruling linked to a 2018 altercation in Basel became final nine months ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Stade Rennais striker \u200c\u200c\u200c\u200cwas convicted in 2023 of making multiple threats and handed a suspended fine, a verdict upheld on appeal after judges rejected his account of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss media reported in April that Embolo had decided not to take the case to the Federal Court, making the judgement final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embolo is Switzerland\u2019s first-choice forward, with 24 goals in 86 internationals, but could not join the squad. 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