Iran head to Mexico under shadow of new World Cup visa row with United States
Iran’s World Cup squad is expected to arrive in Mexico early Sunday under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington, after the United States refused to issue visas for some team support staff.
The dispute erupted just days before Thursday’s kick-off of the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The Iran team departed Turkey, where they had been training, on Saturday bound for Mexico, Iranian television announced.
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