Washington welcomes Iranian team to World Cup

A White House official confirmed that the Iranian national football team players obtained visas to enter the United States before their first match in the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Los Angeles. This comes after Iran relocated its training camp from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico, due to visa issues. Iran is scheduled to play its first match against New Zealand on June 15. The tournament has also become a battleground for geopolitical rivalry between Iran and the United States, amid concerns of it being exploited for political purposes, with official assurances that the United States does not formally refuse to host the Iranian team on its soil.

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