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Iran's World Cup squad landed in Mexico on June 7, receiving a warm welcome filled with sportsmanship from the Mexican people. Mexico is one of the three host nations of the 2026 World Cup. Iran will be based in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and travel to the United States for its Group G matches before returning to Mexico after each game.

Iran’s football federation said its ticket allocation had been pulled just two days before the World Cup starts, leaving supporters who had already made travel plans unable to attend their team’s matches.

The World Cup begins on June 11, with Iran playing their first two Group G games in Los Angeles, against New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21 June, and then facing Egypt in Seattle on 26 June. In a statement, the Iranian federation said it had already begun the ticket sales process for the matches but could no longer provide them to fans.

“This is despite the fact that many Iranian football fans, relying on the officially announced process, had already made the necessary plans to attend the matches,” the FFIRI added in a statement. “Depriving Iranian supporters of access to their lawful and official allocation of tickets is an action contrary to the spirit governing international competitions and the principle of equality among participating countries.

With some members of the entourage still lacking the approval of U.S. visas, Iran’s Football Federation has outlined travel arrangements for the national team’s group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with players set to travel from their base in Mexico to host cities in the United States for each game.

Federation spokesperson Amir Mehdi Alavi said the Iranian squad will travel under #FIFA arrangements and arrive one day before its opening match against New Zealand and two days before its following two group-stage fixtures.

Alavi said the team will use charter flights for travel to match venues in the US.

He also confirmed that a planned friendly match against Grenada, a Caribbean national team, would not take place. Federation officials are working to arrange another preparatory match, which is expected to be played behind closed doors, he added.

Did you ever imagine a qualified nation would be put through so many hurdles to access their scheduled World Cup matches?.

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