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US Security Scans Senegal, Uzbekistan Teams, Sparks Outcry

6/9/2026

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U.S. security forces searched Senegal’s team on June 7 at a San Antonio airport tarmac, removing shoes and scanning soles.
Uzbekistan players and officials underwent bag checks, full-body metal-detector scans and drug-sniffing dogs at New York’s Icahn Stadium on June 8.
Videos of the searches posted on June 9, which drew 1.7 million (Senegal) and 2.5 million (Uzbekistan) views, prompted coach Fabio Cannavaro to say the rules singled out his team and fans to call procedures humiliating.

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U.S. security forces searched Senegal’s team on June 7 at a San Antonio airport tarmac, removing shoes and scanning soles.
Uzbekistan players and officials underwent bag checks, full-body metal-detector scans and drug-sniffing dogs at New York’s Icahn Stadium on June 8.
Videos of the searches posted on June 9, which drew 1.7 million (Senegal) and 2.5 million (Uzbekistan) views, prompted coach Fabio Cannavaro to say the rules singled out his team and fans to call procedures humiliating.