The World Cup is cracking down on attendance lists.
In the end, Argentina reportedly provided the United States with a list of 13,000 parents who were not paying child support and asked that they be banned from attending matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“Those who fail to fulfill their basic responsibility of feeding children must face the consequences,” said Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Macri, according to an Instagram post by Goal. “If they don’t feed the children, they won’t be allowed into the stadium.”
According to the Sunday Tribune, the list was compiled by Argentina’s Public Registry of Child Support Obligors (RPAM) and is comprised primarily of fathers from Buenos Aires and 13 other provinces. The database flagged not only football “hooliganism”, but also individuals associated with violent criminal histories, the outlet said.
Because World Cup matches span the United States, Mexico and Canada, Argentina lacks the domestic authority to ban the perpetrators itself. Therefore, 13,000 individuals were shared with the mainland United States and the tournament’s security agencies in hopes of being barred from entering the stadium.
How could the United States enact such restrictions?
