Canadian authorities have allowed entry for fewer than half of the… (канада · болельщик · заявка)
Canadian authorities have allowed entry for fewer than half of the football fans who applied for the World Cup. Canada has approved less than half of the visa applications from fans for the 2026 World Cup.
Consensus
- Canadian authorities rejected more than half of the visa applications from foreign football fans for the 2026 World Cup
- Approximately 17,000 visa applications were received from over 160 countries
- Only 41% of all applications were approved
- The highest number of applications came from Ghana and Colombia
- Russia's national team was not participating in the 2026 World Cup due to sanctions
Points of divergence
- The approval rate for Colombian fans was 69%, despite their team not participating in the group stage in Canada — vedomosti
- The approval rate for Ghanaian fans was 11% out of 1,725 applications — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Canadian authorities rejected more than half of World Cup bid applications — Ведомости
- Canada Approved Less Than Half of Visa Applications from Fans for the 2026 World Cup — Вести