Iran’s soccer federation says team’s World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the US
The federation said the shift will ease visa concerns and cut travel time to Los Angeles, where Iran opens group play on June 15.
- On Saturday, Iran Football Federation President Mehdi Taj announced the team moved its World Cup base camp to Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States after securing FIFA approval to address visa and security complications.
- The team previously planned to train in Arizona, but uncertainty surrounding security and visa delays necessitated the change, with officials citing complications from the US-Israel war on Iran.
- Tijuana offers better logistical access, located just 55 minutes by flight from Los Angeles, Taj noted; the squad will travel directly to Mexico on Iran Air to streamline the process.
- Players and staff are completing visa procedures in Ankara, Turkey, while the team prepares for a friendly against Gambia on May 29 before naming the 26-man World Cup squad.
- Iran plays New Zealand in Inglewood, California, on June 15, followed by matches against Belgium and Egypt, as the World Cup runs June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Iran's national football team has moved its base camp to Mexico at the World Cup in North America from the US state of Arizona! As the head of the association Mehdi Taj announced on Saturday, they will be based in Tijuana and have already approved FIFA.This will avoid visa problems and can travel with Iran Air, Taj said.However, the group games will be played by Iran in the USA.In Los Angeles, New Zealand and Belgium are going against Egypt in S…
The selection of Iran, which initially planned to establish its base camp in Tucson (Arizona, United States) during the 2026 World Cup, will finally be established in Mexico with the endorsement of FIFA, amid the problems of obtaining entry visas to U.S. territory. “Thanks to the meetings we have held with FIFA leaders (...) our application has been accepted (...) We will be installed in Tijuana, near the Pacific Ocean,” said Mehdi Taj, presiden…
Iran's soccer federation says its World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the United States
The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer said Saturday the nation's World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA.
Iran moves World Cup base camp to Mexico from the US
The president of the governing body of Iranian football said Saturday that the nation's World Cup training base has been moved from the United States to Mexico after receiving approval from FIFA. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced the decision Saturday in a statement issued by the federation's media relations official. FIFA has not confirmed the move. Iran had been scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona, but a move ha…
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