Iranian national team travels to Turkey awaiting US visas for the World Cup
The Iranian national football team left this Monday for Turkey to carry out its last preparatory training camp before the 2026 World Cup, still without having received the necessary visas to travel to the United States, where it will have to play its group stage matches.
TL;DR
- Iran's national football team has departed for Turkey for their final preparatory camp before the 2026 World Cup.
- The team has not yet received the necessary visas to travel to the United States for the tournament.
- Iranian officials are optimistic that the visas will be issued within the next two weeks.
- Discussions regarding the visas have involved FIFA and the Iranian Football Federation.
- There is a potential issue with visa approvals for federation staff who may have ties to the Revolutionary Guard.