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United States withdraw from U-17 World Cup in Qatar over security fears-Reports

Verified: 8 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Qatar.

📍 Qatar, QA·🕐 50m ago·8 outlets

The United States have withdrawn from the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar because of security concerns linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to reports from American media.

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✓ Verified · 8 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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3News· National ↗Vanguard News· National ↗Dhaka Tribune· National ↗The Korea Herald· National ↗
The story so far · 8 reports · · 7 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 3:28 PM UTC

1 outlet from Qatar, where the story is: Qatar Tribune · how we count

  1. Nov 11, 2:18 PM UTCFirst report
    Nine participating teams arrive in Qatar ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026qatar-tribune.com ↗
  2. Nov 11, 3:28 PM UTC+1 h
    FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 set for November kick-offafricanews.com ↗
  3. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:28 PM UTC · +1 h
  4. Nov 11, 9:37 PM UTC+7 h
    US withdraws from U17 World Cup in Qatar over security fearsvanguardngr.com ↗
  5. Nov 11, 10:37 PM UTC+8 h
    US pulls out from U-17 World Cup in Qatar — Reportspunchng.com ↗
  6. Nov 12, 12:25 AM UTC+10 h
    JFF monitoring Qatar situation amid Middle East conflict ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cupnationwideradiojm.com ↗
  7. Nov 12, 4:59 AM UTC+15 h
    US withdraws from U17 World Cup in Qatar over security fearsdhakatribune.com ↗
  8. Nov 12, 5:53 AM UTC+16 h
    US withdraws from U-17 World Cup in Qatar over security concernskoreaherald.com ↗
  9. Nov 12, 11:53 AM UTC+22 h· you’re reading this
    United States withdraw from U-17 World Cup in Qatar over security fears-Reports3news.com ↗
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[Claude] All three reports cover the same US withdrawal from the U-17 World Cup in Qatar over Middle East security concerns, with no conflicting facts (Report 4 adds the Nov. 19 start date and AFP attribution)

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91%

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