TEHRAN: The Iran Football Federation is accusing the United States of “vindictive behavior” regarding the refusal of visas for managerial and administrative members of its World Cup traveling party. IFF said 14 officials and staffers have been refused visas prior to upcoming matches in Inglewood, California, and Seattle. The list includes the federation’s vice president Mehdi Mohammad Nabi and secretary-general Hedayat Mombeini. It wasn’t immediately known whether federation president Mehdi Taj was issued a visa.

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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