Iran's football team granted visas to enter US for World Cup, officials say

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US officials have confirmed that Iran's national football team has been granted visas to enter the United States for the upcoming World Cup. This approval comes just ten days before the team's opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15th. The visas cover athletes and necessary support staff. Officials stated that the US would not permit the Iranian team to exploit the visa system for illicit purposes. Iran's soccer federation president had previously cited visa issues as the reason for relocating the team's training base from Arizona to Mexico. The World Cup is scheduled to begin on June 11th and will be co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico.

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The US will not allow the Iranian team to "abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States under false pretenses".

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The visas are for athletes and necessary support staff.

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Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the US for the World Cup.

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Iran moved its training base to Mexico from Arizona due to visa problems.

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Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the US ahead of the the World Cup next week, US officials have confirmed.The approval comes just 10 days before the team's opening fixture against New Zealand, due to be held in Los Angeles on 15 June. "The visas necessary for Iran to compete in the World Cup, including for athletes and necessary support staff, have been issued," officials said. They added that the US would not allow the Iranian team to "abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States under false pretenses".The Iranian football federation is yet to publicly comment on the visa approvals.The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to kick off on 11 June, and will be hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico. It will be the first iteration of the competition to see a host nation receive the team of a country it is at war with. In late May, Iran moved its training base to Mexico from Tucson, Arizona, which Mehdi Taj, president of Iran's soccer federation, said was due to visa problems.

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