Spanish World Cup winner Joan Capdevila asked Trump for US entry help on June 17, 2026, spotlighting a broader visa crisis at the FIFA World Cup.

Spanish World Cup winner Joan Capdevila asked Trump for US entry help on June 17, 2026, spotlighting a broader visa crisis at the FIFA World Cup.

Spain will play Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday but their winner from 2010, Joan Capdevila, is currently unable to attend after his US visa was rejected

Spain's 2010 World Cup winner Joan Capdevila publicly appealed to Trump after his ESTA was denied, blocking his trip to the 2026 World Cup final at MetLife

MADRID: Former Spain defender Joan Capdevila has appealed to President Donald Trump for help after being denied permission to enter the United States for Sunday’s World Cup final…

Former Spain defender Joan Capdevila has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for help getting into the United States to watch Spain face Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final, after…

The 48-year-old said he wants to be at the game in New Jersey ‘with all my 2010 teammates’ to cheer on the current Spain squad

El chef español pidió en redes a Donald Trump, Marco Rubio y la FIFA que intervengan para que el campeón del mundo en 2010 pueda viajar a la final del Mundial.

Joan Capdevila, pieza clave del título de la Furia Roja en Sudáfrica 2010, hizo un desesperado llamado luego que el país organizador del Mundial le rechazara la visa.

Former Spain defender Joan Capdevila was granted a US entry waiver after an ESTA denial linked to Iran travel nearly kept him from the 2026 World Cup final.