After the start of the Iran war, Iran requested that FIFA move the team's three group matches from the U.S. to Mexico, which was rejected.

No one from United States ‘told them they can’t come’, Marco Rubio said, while Iranian delegation members judged to have ties to IRGC may be barred

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US has not told the Iranian national team that it cannot play.

After the start of the Iran war, Iran requested that FIFA move the team's three group matches from the U.S. to Mexico, which was rejected.