Fifa to pay Somali referee Artan full World Cup fee
📰 BBC News · 📅 Jun 14, 2026, 09:00 AM · 🌐 bbc.co.uk
🤖 AI Summary: **What happened?**
FIFA will pay Somali referee Omar Artan his full World Cup officiating fee after he was denied entry to the United States to work the tournament.
**Why it matters?**
It establishes that FIFA will honor full compensation commitments to assigned tournament officials even when external entry barriers prevent them from fulfilling their assigned roles.
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States to officiate at the World Cup, will still receive his tournament fee from Fifa in full.
