Soccer-Uruguay forced to delay trip to US for World Cup opener - reports


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Uruguay Training - Fairmont Mayakoba Hotel Playa del Carmen, Mexico - June 13, 2026 Uruguay players during training REUTERS/Paola Chiomante

June 14 (Reuters) - ⁠Uruguay's trip from Mexico to ⁠the United States for their ‌World Cup campaign was delayed on Sunday due to an error regarding the documentation ​required for the ⁠flight, local media ⁠reported.

The flight was delayed by several ⁠hours because ‌the paperwork FIFA needed to process the ⁠trip was not ready at the ​time of ‌takeoff.

Uruguay, who are based in ⁠Playa del ​Carmen, were scheduled to travel to Miami for their Group ⁠H opener against Saudi Arabia ​on Monday.

The situation could also force the cancellation of the mandatory ⁠press conference that coach Marcelo Bielsa and Jose María Gimenez were scheduled to hold.

The Uruguayan Football Association ​and FIFA did ⁠not immediately respond to request for ​comment.

(Report by Javier ‌Leira, edited by Manuel ​Farías. Translated by Angelica Medina, editing by Ed Osmond)

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