India, June 18 -- The ongoing spot-fixing investigation involving Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi has taken an administrative toll on his FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign. The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) confirmed that the 23-year-old striker will not travel to Toronto for Saturday's critical Group E fixture against Germany. The federation attributed his absence to a failure to secure the necessary administrative travel authorizations required to enter Canadian territory, forcing Wahi to remain behind at the team's base camp in the United States.

"The player will not be able to join the delegation's trip to Canada. This is because the administrative authorisations required for him to enter Canadian territory have not yet been obtained. E...