The starting 11 of Paraguay pose for the team picture before a 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier match between Paraguay and Argentina in Asuncion, Paraguay, in November 2024. File Photo by Juan Pablo Pino/EPA
ASUNCION, Paraguay,, June 5 (UPI) -- Some Paraguayan fans have begun to resell tickets for national team matches at the 2026 World Cup after their visa applications to travel to the United States were denied, forcing them to abandon plans they had making months earlier.
Paraguay secured qualification for the World Cup after a 16-year absence, prompting hundreds of fans to purchase tickets and plan trips to see the national team will play all three of its group-stage matches in California.
Many bought their tickets before starting the visa application process, but after receiving denials from U.S. authorities, they began to offer them for resale.
Among them is Marco Ortiz, who posted on X that both he and several other fans received negative responses to their visa applications and were offering their tickets for Paraguay's matches against the United States and Australia.
