Your World Cup preparations have been relocated from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, after heavy pressure from the United States forced the change. The Iran Football Federation has called it political interference in sport, and they are not wrong.…
Iran's Sports Minister Ahmed Donyamali has publicly threatened to pull the national team off the pitch if political protests break out in the stands during the World Cup. "Nous partirons" – we will leave – he said, making clear that any demonstrations in the crowd would trigger an immediate withdrawal .…
Mehdi Taremi has spoken out. Iran's star forward says the U.S.…
The US will allow Team Melli to enter American territory one day before each 2026 World Cup group-stage match, resolving weeks of uncertainty over whether the squad would even be allowed into the country. The team can also stay overnight after games before departing .…
Iran's football federation says the United States has revoked the entire ticket allocation for Iranian fans ahead of the World Cup, just days before the tournament begins . The FFIRI claims the decision is political, not logistical, and has called on FIFA to intervene .…
Iran will be without star striker Sardar Azmoun for the 2026 World Cup. The 31-year-old forward misses the tournament entirely – a brutal blow to your attack.…
Iran's players arrived in Tijuana, Mexico on Sunday sporting pins marked "#168" – a tribute to the 168 schoolgirls killed in the American bombing of a school in Minab on February 28. The symbolic gesture came as the squad touched down for their relocated World Cup training camp, after their originally planned base in Tucson, Arizona was scrapped under diplomatic pressure from the United States.…
Iran finally arrived in Tijuana, Mexico on Sunday, but the team is fuming after US visa delays derailed their pre-tournament schedule. The squad was originally set to camp in Tucson, Arizona before being forced to relocate under heavy American pressure .…
Iran's preparations for the 2026 World Cup are off to a rough start. The squad arrived in Tijuana, Mexico on Sunday after the US delayed visas for support staff, forcing the entire base camp to be relocated from its original site in Arizona .…