Overview
- Iran’s national team selected Tucson’s Kino Sports Complex as its training base, and local organizers say facilities, housing, and security plans are set under FIFA oversight.
- The Iranian federation says it will play but wants guarantees on visas, security, and the treatment of staff during the tournament.
- U.S. and Canadian laws that label the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group can bar entry for people judged to have ties, which could exclude some staff or officials.
- Canada recently canceled the visa of federation president Mehdi Taj for a FIFA event, highlighting the access hurdles that may shape who can travel with the team.
- The squad is expected in Arizona about two weeks before its June 15 opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles, with group matches also scheduled against Belgium in Los Angeles and Egypt in Seattle.