Somali referee arrives for UEFA Super Cup after World Cup exclusion

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 11, 2026 · 72 words

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Somali referee arrives for UEFA Super Cup after World Cup exclusion NewsFeed Somali referee arrives for UEFA Super Cup after World Cup exclusion Somali referee Omar Artan will make history as the first non-European referee to officiate the UEFA Super Cup on…

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Why it matters

Artan was denied entry to the US to officiate games during the World Cup despite holding a valid visa.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday between PSG and Aston Villa.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/11/aje-onl-nf_somali-referee-arr…

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Claim 1: “the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday between PSG and Aston Villa”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the match. A YouTube highlight video and a live score site both confirm a UEFA Super Cup match between PSG and Aston Villa (with PSG winning 2-1), and Al Jazeera provides the kickoff time for Wednesday, August 12.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_UEFA_Champions_League_fin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 UEFA Super Cup was the 51st edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, the UE…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_UEFA_Super_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 UEFA Champions League is the 72nd season of Europe's premier football tournament organised by UEFA and the 35th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions Le…
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Claim 2: “Artan was denied entry to the US to officiate games during the World Cup despite holding a valid visa.”

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Three independent web search results explicitly report that Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States at Miami International Airport for the 2026 World Cup despite possessing a valid visa and passport, citing 'vetting concerns'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somali: Cumar Cabdulqaadir Cartan; Arabic: عمر عبد القادر عرتن; born 6 June 1992) is a Somali football referee. Artan was the first referee from Somalia to take charge of a cont…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Artan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who officiated at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The list als…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_officials

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Claim 3: “Somali referee Omar Artan will make history as the first non-European referee to officiate the UEFA Super Cup”

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While Wikipedia confirms Omar Artan is a Somali football referee and the first from Somalia to take charge of a continental final, none of the provided evidence sources mention him officiating the UEFA Super Cup or being the first non-European to do so.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup

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