Uruguay face flight chaos day before opening World Cup 2026 match

Uruguay’s national team are facing a chaotic start to their World Cup campaign after being stuck in Mexico ahead of their opening fixture. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have travelled to Cancun for final preparations before getting their World Cup underway against Saudi Arabia on Monday but the squad have been left waiting as their prepared plane didn’t have clearance to fly to the US. The problem facing the team is reportedly due to issues with paperwork for the aircraft which means i