Tehran, May 23, 2026 (AFP) - Iran move World Cup base from US to Mexico: federation

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2026-05-23

Iran are moving their World Cup training base to Mexico after football's world governing body FIFA approved a request to transfer it from Tucson, Arizona, the head of Iran's football federation said on Saturday. "Fortunately, thanks to the meetings we had with FIFA officials... our request to change countries from the United States to Mexico, due to problems encountered in obtaining visas, was accepted by FIFA. We will therefore be based in Tijua......

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