During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, questions were raised about the criminal investigation of various teams, including some star players in America.
Several videos of various US airports have been released, in which Senegal, Uzbekistan and the German team go through a rigorous search process.
The Iraqi and Iranian teams also faced immigration problems at the airport, as some players had to go through an investigation process that lasted for hours, and several members of the support staff were also deported.
The first video of the Senegalese team has been released in which Senegalese players can be seen in team shirts standing near their luggage on the airport runway, where they are apparently being checked by security officials.
According to reports, this action was taken before the players entered the terminal.
https://x.com/PolymarketFC/status/2064124174038172142
Similarly, the Uzbek team was searched by dogs and advanced security devices for a friendly match against the Netherlands.
https://x.com/ESPN_CENAM/status/2064064378257686678
Even the team from the most powerful European country, Germany, could not escape the strict security checks of the American immigration authorities.
Before the important match against the Ivory Coast, the German team had to go through a strict security procedure during their departure to Toronto.
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2068153612237176874?s=20
Now superstar Lionel Messi’s champion team Argentina is facing the same conditions as the German team were searched before boarding the plane.
In this situation, Lionel Messi was a little surprised at first, but then he started laughing at the same surprise.
https://x.com/JoshChavis65/status/2072424666807816473?s=20
Social media users also expressed their surprise that a player like Messi had to go through such a rigorous search process.
