Fifa World Cup 2026: What you need to know about Iran
All of Iran’s matches will also be covered live on the BBC Sport website and app with updates, analysis, and fan reaction. Com...
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Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas
Iran has accused the US of denying visas to “integral” members of its national football team’s backroom staff, hou...
Fifa World Cup 2026: Iran’s team lands in Mexico amid US visa row
This will be the first iteration of the World Cup to see a host nation receive the team of a country it is at war with. The Iranian...
Iran’s road to the World Cup: Last-minute visas and moving training camp
Iran was one of the first teams to qualify for the tournament, and US visas for the players were only approved on Friday. However, v...
Watch: Iran’s World Cup team arrives in Mexico amid US visa row
The Iranian football sqaud has arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, which will serve as its base for the 2026 World Cup amid a row over US vi...
World Cup 2026: Fifa working to resolve revoked Iran tickets
Fifa has said it is working to “maximise opportunities for Iranian supporters to attend matches” after the country’...
'I would take a bus and drive the Iran team here' – Infantino
Fifa president Gianni Infantino hailed Iran’s participation in the World Cup as evidence of his organisation’s efforts t...
World Cup 2026: Iran win four visa appeals but 11 staff still banned
Four members of Iran’s World Cup delegation have won appeals against having their visa applications for entry to the United St...
World Cup 2026: Political tension has ‘undermined’ Iran’s World Cup joy
Los Angeles is often nicknamed “Tehrangeles” – a fact that drew smiles from both player and manager when it was me...
Watch: Iranian-Americans protest against Iran’s team outside World Cup game
Calls to remove Iran’s clerical regime sounded outside Iran’s opening match at the World Cup. Iranian-Americans gathered in Los Ange...