A viral post on X claiming the United States has denied visas to five Iraqi national football team players ahead of next month’s World Cup is false, government officials have confirmed to Newsweek . The claim circulated on social media , alleging that several players on the Iraqi national team had been denied entry to the U.S. ahead of the highly anticipated tournament, which will is being co‑hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. A post on X by Politics Global claimed that “the US has