Referee barred from entering U.S. for World Cup receives a hero’s welcome in Somalia NBC News Top Stories By: Alexander Smith · Abigail Williams 10 June 2026 at 16:57 Somalia is not competing at the World Cup, but from the scenes at Mogadishu’s airport Wednesday, you’d think the country had won the trophy. © Abuukar Mohamed MuhidinSomali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, draped in the national flag, receives flowers during a welcome ceremony following his arrival in Mogadishu, on Tuesday. © Rodrigo OropezaAymen Hussein of Iraq reacts during a match against Bolivia on March 31 in Guadalupe, Mexico.
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