The Iranian national team will not be based in the USA as originally planned, but in Mexico for the upcoming World Cup.
The national team’s World Cup camp will be held by Tucson in the US state Arizona moved to the Mexican city of Tijuana, said Mehdi Taj, president of the Iranian Football Association. An Iranian sports portal first reported.
“Fortunately, our request to move the crew’s quarters from the United States to Mexico was approved“, Taj said in the statement. The president of the Iranian Football Association cited the distance as the official reason Los Angeleswhere Iran play their first two group games in Group G against New Zealand and Belgium.
Meeting of Iranians association representatives and FIFA in Istanbul
Due to the neighborhood’s proximity to the US border, the journey is less Los Angeles just under an hour. The change of location for the World Cup camp has also largely clarified the problems relating to visas and entry for the Iranian national team, the association president said.
Iran has been in a military conflict with the USA since the end of February. The entry of the Iranian national team into the United States caused controversy. Representatives of the Iranian Football Association recently met with FIFA in Istanbul to discuss Iran’s participation in the World Cup.
