{"id":1136,"date":"2026-06-03T22:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2026-06-03T22:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:09:41","slug":"swiss-forward-embolo-goes-to-us-embassy-for-urgent-world-cup-visa-after-travel-denied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1136","title":{"rendered":"Swiss forward Embolo goes to US embassy for urgent World Cup visa after travel denied"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>BERN, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 Switzerland forward Breel Embolo applied for an urgent visa at the United States embassy in Bern on Wednesday, one day after he was denied boarding the team\u2019s flight to the World Cup because of a criminal conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1134\">After 60 years of hurt England turns to a German coach to end World Cup title drought<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Swiss soccer federation at the team\u2019s training camp in San Diego confirmed why Embolo\u2019s travel approval to the U.S. had been put under review Tuesday. He has a conviction that became binding this year.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland plays against Qatar on June 13 at Santa Clara\u2019s Levi\u2019s Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> World Cup 2026: A guide for Bay Area soccer fans, visitors, residents and everyone else<\/p>\n<p>Embolo was charged after an altercation in Basel city center in 2018 and his guilty verdict was upheld at appeal last September. The verdict was finalized in April, just weeks before Embolo was due to travel to the U.S. for the third World Cup of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe embassy\u2019s inquiries focused specifically on whether any physical violence had been involved. This was not the case,\u201d the Swiss soccer body said. \u201cBreel and the team are now awaiting approval so that he can travel to San Diego and join the squad as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1132\">Pink Floyd fans should definitely circle these dates on their calendars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Switzerland starts its World Cup campaign on June 13 against Qatar at the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 stadium in Santa Clara.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss then play Bosnia-Herzegovina in Inglewood, California and finish Group B against tournament co-host Canada in Vancouver on June 24.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 29-year-old Embolo is set to be Switzerland\u2019s first-choice striker and has scored 24 goals in 86 internationals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1130\">Mike Grier faces big decisions in month ahead. Here are 5 items on Sharks\u2019 agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland plays against Qatar on June 13 at Santa Clara&#8217;s Levi&#8217;s Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Swiss forward Embolo goes to US embassy for urgent World Cup visa after travel denied - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1136\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swiss forward Embolo goes to US embassy for urgent World Cup visa after travel denied - 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