Iran’s World Cup football players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries. The head of Iran's Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, said earlier on Friday that the team had handed their passports to the US embassy in Turkiye for visas, AFP reported. Iran’s ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said late on Thursday the squad had still not received their US visas but these were granted overnight, the White House official said.

Iran’s ambassador to Turkiye, Mohammad-Hassan Habibollahzadeh, says visas have been issued for the country’s national football team to participate in the World Cup, which begins…

Iran's football squad, whose participation in the World Cup remains uncertain, have handed their passports to the US embassy in Turkey for visas, the head of their Football…

Iran are due to play their first Group G match on June 15 against New Zealand in Los Angeles