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World Cup, Iranian players granted visas to enter the US

Politiko 2026-06-06 12:07:25

World Cup, Iranian players granted visas to enter the US

Iran's soccer players who will participate in the World Cup have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official has announced, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries.

Iran's ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said late Thursday that the team had not yet received their US visas, but they were issued overnight.


Tehran negotiated a last-minute move of the team's base from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico, due to visa issues.

They are scheduled to land in Tijuana early Sunday morning.

Iran will play their first Group G match on June 15 against New Zealand in Los Angeles, where they will also face Belgium before playing Egypt in Seattle.

Otherwise, the Iran war has turned the World Cup into a geopolitical competition.

It is the first World Cup since its inception in 1930 in which a host nation is expected to host a country with which it is at war.

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