BREAKING: Iran national football team has reportedly been informed that players and staff must enter and leave United States territory on the same day as their matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The reported restrictions mean Iran’s squad would not be permitted to stay overnight in the U.S. between games despite all three of their group-stage matches being scheduled there.
Iran’s reported group-stage schedule:
June 15 — 🇳🇿 New Zealand
June 21 — 🇧🇪 Belgium
June 26 — 🇪🇬 Egypt
The team has already shifted its tournament base camp to Mexico amid ongoing visa and security complications linked to tensions between Washington and Tehran. Neither FIFA nor U.S. officials have publicly confirmed full details of the alleged same-day travel policy.
Source: The Guardian
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