Pakistan, June 3 -- Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has not travelled with the rest of the World Cup squad to the United States after his travel document was placed under review. The document, known as the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), is an automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the US under the Visa Waiver Programme.

The Swiss team flew from Zurich to Los Angeles on Tuesday before going to a World Cup training camp in San Diego. Their opening match, in Group B, is set for June 13 against Qatar in San Francisco.

"Unfortunately, Breel Embolo is currently unable to ????travel to the United States with the ????team," the Swiss federation said in a statement about their first-choice ...