Iran's soccer team secured US visas days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, basing in Tijuana and crossing the border only for matches amid diplomatic

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.