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US withdraws from U-17 World Cup in Qatar over security concerns

Verified: 7 outlets in 6 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Qatar.

📍 Qatar, QA·🕐 2h ago·7 outlets

The United States has decided to withdraw from the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, scheduled to begin Nov. 19, citing security concerns in the Middle East just over a week before the tournament. Agence France-Presse reported Thursday that the US Soccer Federation had sent a letter to national team players informing them of the decision to withdraw from the tournament. "We are writing to inform you of the difficult decision to cancel our pre-World Cup training camp and withdraw our plans to pa

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The story so far · 7 reports · · 6 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 3:28 PM UTC

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Nov 11, 2:18 PM UTCFirst report
Nine participating teams arrive in Qatar ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 qatar-tribune.com ↗
Nov 11, 3:28 PM UTC+1 h
FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 set for November kick-off africanews.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:28 PM UTC · +1 h
Nov 11, 9:37 PM UTC+7 h
US withdraws from U17 World Cup in Qatar over security fears vanguardngr.com ↗
Nov 11, 10:37 PM UTC+8 h
US pulls out from U-17 World Cup in Qatar — Reports punchng.com ↗
Nov 12, 12:25 AM UTC+10 h
JFF monitoring Qatar situation amid Middle East conflict ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup nationwideradiojm.com ↗
Nov 12, 4:59 AM UTC+15 h
US withdraws from U17 World Cup in Qatar over security fears dhakatribune.com ↗
Nov 12, 5:53 AM UTC+16 h· you’re reading this
US withdraws from U-17 World Cup in Qatar over security concernskoreaherald.com ↗

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[Claude] All three other reports describe the same US withdrawal from the U-17 World Cup in Qatar over Middle East security concerns, with no conflicting facts (Report 2 and 4 say Wednesday, Report 1 says Thur

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