Iran’s national football federation announces that the team will travel to the United States on a charter flight one day before its first 2026 World Cup group-stage match. The federation says the players have obtained visas required to enter the United States and to play in group matches scheduled in Los Angeles and Seattle. However, not all members of Iran’s wider delegation have received visas, according to multiple reports. The issue is reported to have arisen just days before the tournament begins on Thursday, with the 2026 World Cup jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. The reports also note the broader diplomatic context, referencing that the United States and Iran are in open military conflict. Iranian federation spokesperson Amir Mehdi Alavi is quoted as explaining the travel plan in line with FIFA’s programme, while the visa status of some delegation members remains unresolved.
Iran to travel to the United States a day before its first 2026 World Cup match
Iran’s national football federation announces that the team will travel to the United States on a charter flight one day before its first 2026 World Cup group-stage match. The federation says the play...
- Iran’s federation says the national team will travel to the United States on a charter flight in line with FIFA’s programme.
- The team’s first World Cup group match in the United States is scheduled for a day after arrival, with travel planned one day earlier.
- Players have obtained visas to enter the United States and play matches in Los Angeles and Seattle.
- Not all members of Iran’s delegation receive visas, leaving some participation uncertain.
- The reports tie the timeline and visa complications to the start of the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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5 hours agoIran to travel to US day before its first World Cup match Iran's football federation announced on Tuesday its national team's schedule for the group stage of the World Cup, a tournament that is beginning under difficult circumstances for the Islamic republic. While the players obtained the visas necessary to enter the United States and play their group-stage matches in Los Angeles and Seattle, not all delegation members received them. The dispute erupted just days before the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday. The tournament is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. "In accordance with FIFA's programme, the team delegation will travel to the United States on a charter flight," the Iranian federation's spokesperson Amir Mehdi Alavi said in a statement carried by ISNA.
6 hours agoWhile the players obtained the visas necessary to enter the United States -- which is in open military conflict with Tehran -- and play their group-stage matches in Los Angeles and Seattle, not all delegation members received them. The post Iran to travel to US day before its first WC match appeared first on Vanguard News.
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