Iran's World Cup ticket allocation has been cancelled, and 13 delegation members remain without visas, forcing the team to base itself in Mexico. Meanwhile, a Somali referee was turned away, an Iraqi striker was held for seven hours in Chicago, and Senegalese players were body-searched on arrival.

Iran’s national team heads to Mexico for the World Cup after a Turkey camp, amid US visa delays, war disruptions and diplomatic tensions over FIFA obligations.

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

The US State Department says ‘necessary’ visas have been issued to the Iranian team, with players and coaching staff reportedly among them

A plane carrying Iran's World Cup football squad landed early Sunday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, AFP journalists witnessed

By Emily GreenTIJUANA, June 7 (Reuters) - Iran’s national soccer team arrived in Tijuana early on Sunday ahead of three World Cup matches in the United States, amid tensions that…

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

Iran's team has spent nearly three weeks at a training camp in Antalya, using their time in Turkey to apply for visas to travel to Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Iranian delegation arrives at their World Cup base camp a day after several members were denied visas by the US.

Iran’s coach and team captain have strongly criticised delays to their US visas after flying into the Mexican border city of Tijuana

Iran’s soccer team touched down in Mexico’s northwestern city of Tijuana on Sunday – a stone’s throw from the United States border – as Tehran criticized Washington over its visa…

Squad must enter and leave US soil on the same day as their matches, while member of Iraqi team denied entry in Chicago after screening.

IFF accuses tournament co-hosts of 'discrimination' as 14 members of backroom staff face rejections

Iran's national soccer team arrived in Mexico for the FIFA World Cup after U.S. visa issues disrupted its Arizona training camp.

Iran's soccer team touched down in Mexico's northwestern city of Tijuana on Sunday as Tehran criticized Washington over its visa restrictions ahead of the World Cup this summer.

Iran will base itself in the border city throughout the tournament, despite all three Group G matches being scheduled in the United States.

Tension between the United States and Iran is continuing in sport. Iran's World Cup squad landed in Mexico on June 7 under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic dispute. With some…

Iranian players and support staff got US visas and landed in Mexico on Sunday for the World Cup, but now fans in doubt.

The US has presented a number of bureaucratic hurdles for Iran at the football spectacle

Iran's World Cup ticket allocation has been cancelled, and 13 delegation members remain without visas, forcing the team to base itself in Mexico. Meanwhile, a Somali referee was…

Iran's World Cup ticket allocation has been cancelled, and 13 delegation members remain without visas, forcing the team to base itself in Mexico. Meanwhile, a Somali referee was…