Iran World Cup team travels to Mexico with US visas reportedly denied for several staff (opens in new tab)

US state department says ‘necessary’ visas issuedPlayers and coaching staff reportedly receive visasIran open World Cup on 15 June v New Zealand in LAA diplomatic war of words has broken out over the US visa status for several members of Iran’s 2026 World Cup delegation with just days to go until the start of the tournament, and on the day the team itself departed to Mexico to open its camp ahead of the competition.Iran have trained and played closed-door matches over the last three weeks in ...