Iran World Cup squad to depart for Mexico via Spain
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 2, 2026, 12:21 PM
Last updated Jun 2, 2026
Iran's football team plans to leave for Spain this weekend as part of their journey to the World Cup in Mexico. The team will travel to Tijuana from Spain, despite pending visa approvals from the United States and Mexico. Hurdles due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East have impacted their prior arrangements. Iran's football federation chief, Mehdi Taj, expressed concerns over financial difficulties affecting their preparations. The team is currently preparing in Turkey and recently defeated Gambia 3-1 in a friendly.
- •Iran will depart for Spain on Saturday en route to Mexico.
- •Taj expects to secure Mexican visas soon for the squad.
- •The team has relocated their base from Tucson to Tijuana.
- •Iran's recent friendly victory was against Gambia.
- 12:21 PMYahoo Sports — Iran World Cup squad to head for Mexico via Spain
"Iran's football team will leave for Spain this weekend en route to their World Cup base in Mexico despite still awaiting visas, the head of the country's football federation said."We will leave for Spain on Saturday, and from there the team will go directly to Tijuana in Mexico," football federation chief Mehdi Taj said on Monday on a sports programme broadcast on state television.
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