Iranian national football players may only enter the United States on their World Cup match days, as reported by Deutschlandfunk. They must leave the country the same day and return to their quarters in Mexico. This regulation was confirmed by Iran’s ambassador to Mexico, Pasandideh.
The Iranian team will play their matches in the US while being based in Mexico. The travel restriction applies for the entire duration of the tournament. The background is the strained relations between Iran and the US, which have been marked by mutual hostility since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
Source: www.deutschlandfunk.de
