US withdraws from FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar over safety concerns
Verified: 10 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Qatar.
The United States has withdrawn its men’s Under-17 team from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar over safety concerns after a State Department advisory warned Americans to reconsider travel because of the risk of armed conflict.
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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.
Who reported it
2 outlets from Qatar, where the story is: Al Jazeera, Qatar Tribune · how we count
- Nov 11, 2:18 PM UTCFirst reportNine participating teams arrive in Qatar ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026qatar-tribune.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:28 PM UTC+1 hFIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 set for November kick-offafricanews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 3:28 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 11, 9:37 PM UTC+7 hUS withdraws from U17 World Cup in Qatar over security fearsvanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:08 PM UTC+27 hFIFA president in Qatar ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cupqatar-tribune.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 5:38 PM UTC+27 h· you’re reading thisUS withdraws from FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Qatar over safety concernsvanguardngr.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 7:03 PM UTC+29 hFIFA president says Qatar safe for U-17 World Cup despite US withdrawaleuronews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 8:39 PM UTC+30 hQatar Under-17 World Cup is on despite US pull outaljazeera.com (again) ↗
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