Iran World Cup Team Arrives in Mexico Amid US Visa Controversy
Iran's World Cup football team has arrived in Mexico, but their preparations have been overshadowed by a US visa row, causing dismay among fans and prompting questions to FIFA over delays and travel restrictions.
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Iran's World Cup football team arrives in Mexico amid US visa row
The players and staff will have to fly in and out of the US for each of their games in the group stage.
Read full article →Iran Star Ehsan Hajsafi Questions FIFA Over Visa Delays as World Cup Preparations Hit by Off-Field Turmoil
Iran captain Ehsan Hajsafi has publicly questioned FIFA's handling of visa issues affecting his country's World Cup delegation after the national team arrived in Mexico with several members of its entourage still unable to secure entry to the United States. The three-time Asian champions touched down in Tijuana on Sunday morning ahead of a World…
Read full article →Iran fans dismayed by team's World Cup visa row
TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP) -- Iran's national soccer team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staffers. "I'm very excited to see them," said Sadegh Galavi as he watched the players' bus leave the airport in Tijuana, cheered on by about a dozen fans. Galavi, a mechanic and resident of this city on the US border, did not hesitate to get up at dawn to welcome the team when it landed at 5 a.m. "My
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