Juan Capdevila, a world champion with the Spanish national team in 2010, revealed that he faced a crisis that prevented him from traveling to the United States to attend the 2026 World Cup final, after US authorities denied his electronic travel authorization (ESTA), appealing to US President Donald Trump to intervene and resolve the issue.

The Spanish national team is preparing to face Argentina on Sunday evening in the 2026 World Cup final, a highly anticipated clash between the European champions and the reigning World Cup holders.

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Capdevila explained on his X account that he received a notification of the travel authorization denial, meaning he would be unable to attend the final with his children, despite his desire to support his country's team and meet his fellow 2010 world champions. The former Spanish player wrote in a message addressed to Trump: 'I have just been informed that I will not be able to travel to the final with my children after my travel authorization was denied.' He added: 'Can anyone help me? You cannot imagine how excited I was to attend with my fellow 2010 Spanish champions and cheer on the current team. I cannot believe they will not allow me to enter the United States, and that I will miss such a moment with my children who love football.' He concluded his message: 'If anyone knows a way to solve this problem, I will be grateful to them for life.' Spain seeks its second title and Argentina aims for a historic achievement. The Spanish team enters the final seeking its second World Cup title, after winning the tournament for the first time in the 2010 edition in South Africa; it also has four European Championship titles. Meanwhile, Argentina aims to retain the World Cup and add a fourth star to its shirt, and also hopes to become the third team in the tournament's history to win consecutive titles, after Italy in 1938 and Brazil in 1962. One of the heroes of Spain's golden generation. Capdevila is considered one of the most prominent stars of the Spanish team that won the 2010 World Cup under coach Vicente del Bosque, playing every minute of the tournament and contributing to one of the strongest defenses, as the team conceded only two goals throughout the tournament, both in the group stage. Capdevila was also the only player in the starting lineup of the 2010 final who did not play for Real Madrid or Barcelona at the time, as he played for Villarreal, and he delivered impressive performances both defensively and offensively, ranking among the top ten players in distance covered in the tournament, having run 71.79 kilometers during the World Cup matches.