Swiss forward Breel Embolo applied for an urgent visa at the United States embassy in Bern on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, following his denial boarding the national team's flight to the World Cup. The travel restriction stems from a criminal conviction for an altercation in Basel in 2018, which was finalized in April after an appeal upheld the guilty verdict in September. Embolo, who has scored 24 goals in 86 international matches and is expected to be Switzerland's first-choice striker, is awaiting approval to join the squad in San Diego. The Swiss soccer federation has clarified that the conviction did not involve physical violence, and the team's World Cup campaign begins on June 13 against Qatar.