{"id":1474,"date":"2026-06-19T13:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:39:14","slug":"iran-to-lodge-fifa-complaint-over-world-cup-travel-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1474","title":{"rendered":"Iran to lodge FIFA complaint over World Cup travel restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Iran plans to lodge a complaint with football\u2019s \u200bworld governing body FIFA over travel restrictions its team is facing in the U.S. at the World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1472\">Comedian Carlos Mencia faces 12 felony charges for failing to report more than $8M in earnings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Due to uncertainty over visas \u2060and the conflict with the U.S., the Iranian team are commuting from their tournament base in co-host Mexico for their three group games in the U.S. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>U.S. authorities require \u2060them to enter within \u200b24 hours \u2060of a match and leave the same day, leading team coach Amir Ghalenoei to say \u2060Iran were the \u201cmost oppressed\u201d team in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200bFootball \u2060Federation of Iran believes \u200cthese restrictions are inconsistent with the principles of providing equal conditions for participating teams and may affect their \u200ctechnical preparation,\u201d the federation said in \u200ca statement on Friday announcing its protest to FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>Neither FIFA nor the Department of Homeland Security immediately responded to Reuters \u2060requests for comment. Ghalenoei said the disruption had prejudiced Iran in Monday\u2019s 2-2 draw with New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1470\">Rescue dog Osito steals hearts at the World Cup, one bike ride at a time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the coaching staff\u2019s plan, the national team needed to travel to the host city two days before each match in order to achieve optimal technical and physical \u200ccondition, and then return to their base \u200bthe day after the match,\u201d the federation said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHowever, \u200cfor the opening match \u2060against New Zealand, this request was not approved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran \u2060face Belgium on June 21 in Los Angeles and will conclude \u200ctheir Group \u200bG fixtures against Egypt on \u200cJune 27 in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1468\">U.S. and Iran peace talks postponed and U.K. PM Keir Starmer braces for leadership battle: Morning Rundown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran plans to lodge a complaint with football\u2019s \u200bworld governing body FIFA over travel restrictions its team is facing in the U.S. at the World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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