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Notable Quotes
"we should have been here last week because a 12-hour time difference needs two weeks of adjusting"
— Amir Ghalenoei , Athlete
"Why so late? In the last year, we experienced two imposed wars in our country."
— Ehsan Hajsafi , Athlete
"the team is 100% ready and insisted we can advance from the group stage."
— Ehsan Hajsafi , Athlete
"We can enter in the morning and we must leave the same day."
— Abolfazl Pasandideh , Politician
"Of course, Iran will be participating at the FIFA World Cup 2026."
— Gianni Infantino , Executive
"It would be hard to believe they have a good team, but we must let them play at the World Cup."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"The game assignment was an irrational move."
— Mehdi Taj , Other
"We can enter in the morning and we must leave the same day."
— Abolfazl Pasandideh , Politician
"The visas issued for the national team are multiple-entry visas."
— Amir Mahdi Alavi , Other
"It has become a lose-lose for the players. There are pressures on players not to play with the team, pressure to show comity with the people, and the athletes are just there to play soccer."
— Abbas Milani , Academic
"El Mundial es un evento global que pertenece a todas las naciones y depende de la igualdad y la no discriminación."
— Abolfazl Pasandideh , Politician
Key People
Director of Iranian studies at Stanford University.
Abolfazl Pasandideh is Iran’s ambassador to Mexico.
Amir Ghalenoei is the coach of Iran's national football team.
Amir Mahdi Alavi is the spokesman for Iran’s national football team.
Supreme Leader of Iran.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Ehsan Hajsafi is the captain of Iran's national football team.
President of FIFA.
U.S. Secretary of State.
President of the Iranian Football Federation.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey who commented on the Iranian football team's visa approval.
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Iran's World Cup squad arrived in Mexico amid a diplomatic row, after the U.S. refused visas for some team support staff.
An exploration of the political, cultural, and organizational controversies surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including Iran's participation amid U.S. tensions.
Iran's World Cup team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, amid a diplomatic row with the U.S., which refused visas for several members of the delegation.
Iran's national soccer team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of World Cup matches in the U.S., amid diplomatic tensions.
La selección de fútbol de Irán ha llegado a Tijuana, México, para participar en la Copa del Mundo, luego de enfrentar obstáculos significativos, como la negativa de Estados Unidos a permitir su estancia en Tucson, Arizona, originalmente su base de entrenamiento.
La selección de fútbol de Irán enfrenta dificultades diplomáticas y logísticas para participar en el Mundial 2026, ya que 15 miembros del cuerpo técnico y directivo aún no han recibido visas para ingresar a Estados Unidos, donde se jugarán sus partidos.
Iran's national football team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of World Cup matches in the U.S., amid tensions that have turned the world's biggest sporting event into a soft-power contest between the warring countries.
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