Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington had “no problem” with the Iranian team entering the country but wouldn’t let officials or staff members with ties to the Revolutionary Guard accompany it.

FIFA 2026: Iran's football team is set for its final World Cup warm-up match in Turkey. The squad will then depart for their tournament base in Mexico. Their participation in the…

The team will depart for its tournament base in Mexico on Saturday

Iran’s football team is set to play in the World Cup despite the nation’s ongoing conflict with the US

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The soccer team, staff, and Iranian citizens can enter the US for the event, but officials with ties to the regime will be barred from attending.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington had “no problem” with the Iranian team entering the country but wouldn’t let officials or staff members with ties to the…

Squad's visas for the US haven't been issued, with Marco Rubio saying IRGC-linked members won't be allowed to 'embed'.

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Iran will fly to Mexico on Saturday to their home base at 2026 World Cup, while all their games are played in the US.

Problems with processing visas had earlier led Iran to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, on Mexico’s border with California.

The national team has faced months of uncertainty over travel arrangements for the tournament, which begins on June 11.

The team’s participation in the World Cup has been complicated by Iran’s war with Israel and the United States.

Iran’s World Cup soccer team is traveling from Turkey to their training base in Mexico. Some members of the Iranian Football Federation haven't yet received U.S. visas.

Iran lashed out at the United States on Saturday for refusing visas to some of its World Cup squad support staff as the players were to leave Turkey for Mexico. The row erupted…

Iran's World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas…

Iran's World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas…