Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas
Players were approved, but 14 backroom staff and officials were denied visas, forcing Iran to move its training base and seek FIFA intervention.
- On Saturday, Iran accused World Cup host United States of "discriminatory treatment" after delegation members including executives and analysts were denied entry visas, despite players receiving approval 10 days before the tournament.
- The Iranian embassy in Turkey criticized US envoy Tom Barrack for failing to disclose visa denials to integral "managerial and executive staff, technical advisers, and others," after Barrack had previously praised the Ankara embassy's visa processing work.
- Describing the move as "discriminatory," the Iranian Football Federation alleged that Washington "politicizes sport and undermines equal conditions for all participating teams," warning it will raise the matter with FIFA.
- Previously, Marco Rubio asserted that individuals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would be barred, while the team relocated its base from Tucson, Arizona, to the Mexican border city of Tijuana.
- Team Melli begins its Group G campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15, followed by matches against Belgium in the same city and Egypt in Seattle on June 27.
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