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Iran team permitted entry to US only on match days

2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 7, 2026, 3:10 PM

Last updated Jun 7, 2026

Iran team permitted entry to US only on match days

Summary

The Iranian national soccer team will be allowed in the United States only on the days of their World Cup matches, according to the Iranian Ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh. Players can enter on the morning of a match but must leave by the end of the day. As of now, 15 officials from the Iranian Football Federation have not received their visas ahead of the tournament that begins June 11. There is hope they will obtain visas before the team faces New Zealand on June 15. Iran's football federation had recently moved training camp plans from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico, amidst the ongoing geopolitical tensions with the US.

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Key Details

•Iran's first match is against New Zealand on June 15.
•The team will play their first two games in Los Angeles.
•Fifteen Iranian Football Federation officials are awaiting visas.
•Iran relocated their training camp from Arizona to Tijuana.

Latest Updates

3:10 PMYahoo Sports — Ambassador says Iran team only allowed in US on World Cup match days

What they're saying

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Iran's footballers arrived in Mexico on Sunday after the Iranian ambassador in the country said they would have to go in and out of the United States on the day of World Cup matches. The war between Iran and the US began in February and the implications for the Iranian team at the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada June 11-July 19 have changed almost weekly.
— Yahoo Sports

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