Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsThe Iranian Football Federation requested the change after the war broke out. The team is scheduled to play two group-stage games in Los Angeles and one game in Seattle. Iranian officials reported earlier this month that the players and staff had not yet received U.S. visasShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters01:19 PM • May 26 2026 IDTFIFA confirmed on Monday that Iran relocated its planned World Cup training base from the United States to Mexico amid the war in the Middle East and security concerns. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFIFA Confirms Iran's World Cup Base Camp Moved to TijuanaShin Bet Chief in UAE With PA President's Political Rival Mohammed DahlanEesa Hayek's Race Against Time to Collect Nakba TestimoniesRubio Says Hormuz Strait Will Open 'One Way or Another' After U.S. Strikes IranGulf States Can't Rely on Trump's U.S. and May Be Forced Into Alliance With IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth