Uncertainty remains over US entry permits for Iranian players just days before the World Cup begins, with various Iranian bodies denouncing "unfair" treatment. On Sunday Iran's football chief Mehdi Taj -- among some 15 staffers denied US visas, according to Iranian media -- criticised the United States' "unfair" treatment of the team, in a video shared by state news agency IRNA. "Where in the world is a national team only allowed to enter the host country one day before its matches?"

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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…

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…