US eases restriction on Iran's World Cup team
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June 24, 2026
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The US is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before its next match, the US Department of Homeland Security said yesterday.
The team will still be required to leave after Friday's match in Seattle, a department spokesperson said. A spokesperson for the Iran Football Federation confirmed that the team would leave its base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, today for Seattle.
"This was planned on our end," Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, told The Associated Press.
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