Roughly 13,000 parents who are legally in arrears on court-ordered child maintenance payments will not be able to enter FIFA World Cup stadiums.
For millions of football fans worldwide, attending the 2026 Fifa World Cup is a lifelong dream. But for roughly 13 000 parents in Argentina, that dream has turned into a legal roadblock.
In an unprecedented move, Argentine authorities have handed over a database of thousands of citizens, mostly fathers, who owe unpaid child support to United States officials.
The request? Block these individuals from purchasing tickets or entering World Cup stadiums.
By leveraging the country’s deep, almost religious obsession with football, the government is trying a radical new strategy: if you can afford an international flight and a World Cup ticket, you can afford to feed your children.
