3 min learnJun 7, 2026 09:13 PM IST
The Iran soccer crew might be allowed to participate within the World Cup matches in US soil on the situation that the unit will solely be allowed to set foot in America from the morning of their scheduled matches and should depart the nation instantly after the ultimate whistle is blown, in keeping with a report by the Mirror as per Purpose.com.
“We will enter within the morning and we should depart the identical day,” Iran’s ambassador to Mexico Abolfazl Pasandideh stated, as per the report. The mandate was because of the scenario created by the warfare between the 2 nations.
On Sunday morning, Iran arrived in Mexico for coaching forward of the World Cup, earlier than three group matches in the US later this month. Ehsan Hajsafi was the primary participant to exit the aircraft with markings for German constitution airline USC, which arrived at about 5:05 a.m. He led the crew, wearing blue blazers over white T-shirts, by way of a short safety verify with Mexican officers and canines earlier than boarding a bus.
The bus stopped briefly on the entrance to the Tijuana airport, the place round 20 or so Iran followers waved flags.
The crew’s participation within the World Cup, collectively hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada, has been difficult by the Iran warfare. Issues with processing visas earlier led Iran to maneuver its coaching base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, which is on the border with California.
The crew has been coaching within the Turkish metropolis of Antalya. It flew on to Mexico on a personal jet from the Mediterranean metropolis’s airport.
Some members of their entourage had been reportedly nonetheless with out U.S. visas, in keeping with Iranian state tv on Saturday. These embrace the Iranian Soccer Federation’s secretary-general, Hedayat Mombeini, and its vice chairman, Mehdi Mohammad Nabi.
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Iran performs its first two video games in Inglewood, California, in opposition to New Zealand on June 15, and Belgium six days later, then heads to Seattle to face Egypt on June 26. Iran and the U.S. might meet within the spherical of 32 on July 3 in Arlington, Texas, if each groups come second of their teams.