U.S. officials respond to complaints from Iran’s national football team about the timing of their departure from the United States after the team’s first World Cup match. According to the reports, Iran’s team says it was required to leave the country immediately after the match rather than being given a day to recover in a hotel. The U.S. pushback, attributed to a U.S. official, disputes that characterization. The official says the team knew from the outset that it would have to leave shortly after the game and that the schedule requiring an early departure was planned in advance. Both outlets describe the response as part of the Trump administration’s effort to counter Iran’s account of what occurred. The reporting focuses on the difference between the team’s claimed recovery time and the U.S. position that no extended stay or hotel day was promised or expected. The sources do not provide additional details about the underlying cause of the timing, such as specific operational or administrative constraints, beyond the conflicting accounts of the departure plan.