{"id":7349,"date":"2026-06-18T16:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/world-cup-ivory-coasts-elye-wahi-denied-canada-entry-for-germany-match\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:35:33","slug":"world-cup-ivory-coasts-elye-wahi-denied-canada-entry-for-germany-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/world-cup-ivory-coasts-elye-wahi-denied-canada-entry-for-germany-match\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Ivory Coast\u2019s Elye Wahi denied Canada entry for Germany match"},"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>Wahi was unauthorised for travel after he was reportedly arrested last month in a French spot-fixing investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi will not travel to Canada for this weekend\u2019s World Cup clash with Germany in Toronto because his authorisation to visit the country has not been obtained, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came the day after Wahi was linked to an investigation into suspected sports corruption, with French authorities saying unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for his club side Nice last month.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/18\/what-went-wrong-for-cristiano-ronaldo-in-his-first-world-cup-2026-match\">What went wrong for Cristiano Ronaldo in his first World Cup 2026 match?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/18\/world-cup-2026-key-takeaways-from-the-opening-group-stage-matches\">World Cup: Top 10 takeaways from the opening round of the group stage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/18\/real-madrid-sign-ibrahima-konate-to-multi-year-deal-from-liverpool\">Real Madrid sign France international Ibrahima Konate from Liverpool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/18\/world-cup-2026-top-five-must-watch-matches-second-group-phase-full-match-schedule\">Top five \u2018must-watch\u2019 World Cup matches of the second group phase<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Wahi, who was not immediately available to comment, has not been named as a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Marseille prosecutor\u2019s office told Reuters that a 23-year-old Ligue 1 player was taken into custody on May 29 as part of an investigation into suspected organised fraud, organised sports corruption, handling stolen goods and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>Wahi started up front when Ivory Coast defeated Ecuador 1-0 in their World Cup opener in Philadelphia on Monday. He will remain in the US pending the team\u2019s return, the federation said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wahi was unauthorised for travel after he was reportedly arrested last month in a French spot-fixing investigation. 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