Iran's national football team has been granted visas to enter the United States for the World Cup, confirmed by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack. This decision allows Iran to compete despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The team will travel from Turkey to Mexico for their base camp before heading to the US for group stage matches.

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…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States between June 11 and July 19

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…

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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.

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…

June 5 : Iran's World Cup soccer 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…

Iran’s World Cup footballers receive US visas, clearing travel concerns and ensuring full participation in the upcoming tournament, the White House confirms.

The Iranian team will play all three of their matches in the US but moved their training base to Tijuana, Mexico amid the visa issues and security concerns

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Iran players get visas 10 days before their opening World Cup match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated last week the Trump administration had "no problem" with providing visas to Iran's team.

Iran's football squad have been granted visas to play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed in a message on X....

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month

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

Iran's national football team has been granted visas to participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack said...

Iran's World Cup soccer 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…

Some technical and administrative staff have not yet been granted visas, according to the Iranian news agency Fars.

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