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Mexico Grants Visas to some Iraq Players for World Cup Qualifier in Monterrey
Mexico's visa support helps Iraq overcome airspace closures and travel disruptions to compete in the March 31 World Cup qualifier in Monterrey.
- Later this month, Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs began granting visas to members of Iraq's national football team and is coordinating with the Iraqi Embassy ahead of the March 31 qualifier in Monterrey.
- Disruptions linked to the Iran war have hindered Iraq's ability to gather its squad, and Iraq head coach Graham Arnold has asked FIFA to postpone the intercontinental qualifier.
- Because Mexico lacks an embassy in Iraq, visa work is happening at its embassies abroad; some players were processed on March 8 in Saudi Arabia and others are scheduled in Qatar.
- Iraq will play the winner of Suriname vs. Bolivia for a World Cup spot, seeking its first appearance since 1986.
- Visa and travel uncertainty has already disrupted Iraq's preparations, forcing a camp postponement and with Iraqi airspace closed, Iraq's predominantly domestic-league squad struggles to assemble.
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Mexico City. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported that it has already begun to hand over visas to members of the national football team in Iraq, which plans to play a match on March 31 in Monterrey, and said that it maintains efforts to facilitate the documentation of the rest of the delegation. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry noted that, since the visa applications were received, the Embassy of Mexico in the United Arab Emirates …
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