Andreas Schjelderup, the 21-year-old Benfica winger, faces uncertainty over his ability to play in the World Cup after visa issues emerged following his conviction in Denmark. In November last year, Schjelderup was sentenced to 14 days suspended prison for sharing a video with sexual content of persons under 18, according to court documents. According to reports, Schjelderup has received a visa to the USA, but his legal situation may still affect his travel. He has a one-year probation period and avoids community service, according to reports. A visa expert, lawyer Martin Dahlgaard, previously said he himself would be 'very nervous and tense' about the outcome, according to reports.
Schjelderup has been in hot form for Benfica, breaking into Jose Mourinho's regular starting eleven and scoring in the last league match, according to reports. For Benfica this season, he has played 36 competitive matches with 7 goals and 4 assists, according to reports. He started four matches for Norway in the World Cup qualifiers without scoring, according to reports. His importance to the national team makes the visa issue critical ahead of the tournament.
An application has been submitted. More than that I don't know.
I hope it will work out, and those are the signals I've received, but I don't know more than that.
I can't do anything about it.
I want to be open with you all about a stupid mistake I made about two years ago. I was 19 years old, and now I will be held accountable for the consequences of that mistake. When the Danish police contacted me this year, I told the truth, and I have cooperated all the way.