Iran blamed the United States after its allocation of World Cup tickets for Iranian soccer fans was revoked days before the start of the international tournament.The Islamic regime’s national soccer team made the claim on Tuesday, two days before the World Cup begins and six days before its first match in California.“With less than three days remaining until the start of the 2026 World Cup … the United States has once again acted to obstruct the presence of Iranian supporters at the stadiums hosting the national team’s three group stage matches,” the Iranian soccer federation said after it had already begun the ticket sales process.
“This is despite the fact that many Iranian football fans, relying on the officially announced process, had already made the necessary plans to attend the matches,” the organization added. “Depriving Iranian supporters of access to their lawful and official allocation of tickets is an action contrary to the spirit governing international competitions and the principle of equality among participating countries.”
Normally, each participating World Cup country is allocated 8% of the tickets for every match in which its team is playing. But Iran’s quota was allegedly scrapped altogether by the United States. It remains unclear whether FIFA was involved in the decision.
