The L.A. TIMES went with the header, "Visa approval crisis threatens to cost 2026 World Cup and L.A. Olympics millions." Fans, politicians and others "fear rigid immigration rules and long visa wait times will make it difficult for supporters and even players to enter the U.S." for 2026 World Cup games. U.S. prestige would "take a humiliating blow if red tape and bureaucratic bungling closed the borders to World Cup visitors." There would also be "an economic cost." FIFA officials say that concerns over visa wait times are "overblown and point" to letters written by President Donald Trump during his first term and to Trump's relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino as "proof that the president is committed to the World Cup, an event FIFA considers too big to fail."
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