Overview
- Players and staff attended visa appointments in Ankara on Thursday as the squad completed applications for Canadian entry and some submitted U.S. visa requests.
- The team is training in Antalya and has scheduled warm‑up matches on May 29 and June 4 before finalizing a 26‑player roster by FIFA's June 1 deadline.
- Striker Shahriyar Moghanlou was added to the preliminary squad and midfielder Rouzbeh Cheshmi left camp for treatment after a hamstring injury.
- Both the United States and Canada bar people with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps which already led to Iran FA president Mehdi Taj being refused entry to Canada.
- If Iran reaches the knockout rounds it would need to travel to Canada, so host‑country visa rules and security screening by national authorities remain the key unresolved logistical issue.