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.

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

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.

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The team switched their base from Tucson to Tijuana amid rising tensions.

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.

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

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Africa’s top referee, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, from Somalia was denied US entry