Spain World Cup winner banned from entering USA for final – ‘I can’t believe they’re not letting me in’

FORMER Spain World Cup winner Joan Capdevila desperately begged Donald Trump to let him into the USA to watch Sunday’s final. Capdevila, 48, played every minute of La Roja’s successful 2010 tournament in South Africa at left-back. Spain legend Joan Capdevila begged Donald Trump to let him into the USA to watch the World Cup final Credit: PA:Empics Sport Capdevila was a key part of Spain’s team that won the World Cup in 2010 Credit: Getty Images – Getty However, he was left back at home pleading with the US President to grant him permission to enter the country and be in attendance at the MetLife to watch Spain face Argentina. Capdevila tweeted on Friday night: “I NEED HELP @realDonaldTrump! Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! “They just told me that I can’t travel to the final with my kids because my ESTA has been denied. “Can anyone help me with this? You have no idea how excited I was to be there with all my 2010 team-mates and this team to cheer them on. “I can’t believe they’re not letting me into the USA… and that I’ll miss a moment like this with my kids who love soccer so much. If anyone knows how to fix this, I’ll be grateful to you for life.” Capdevila is sweating on whether he can be at the final but Alvaro Morata missed out on his chance to be involved. Striker Morata was Spain captain at Euro 2024 and lifted the trophy after beating England in the final in Berlin. But after zero goals in 26 Serie A games in a nightmare season on loan at Como, he was left out of the squad for the World Cup. Most read in Football WORLD CUP 2026 FREE BETS AND SIGN UP OFFERS And current Spain captain Rodri said: “I haven’t actually spoken with him recently but I did before the World Cup began. “We sometimes send each other text messages here and there. I’m certain that he’ll be with us in spirit, supporting us, encouraging us, and cheering us on. “He is a very important player for us, and hopefully, we will be able to celebrate the title with him because he was one of the absolute key pieces in getting us here.” Comment now