Iran will travel to Mexico on Saturday, June 6 ahead of the 2026 World Cup, despite currently lacking visas for Mexico or the United States.

FIFA has revoked the ticket allocation for Iran fans at the team’s three World Cup games in the United States, the national soccer federation claimed

Members of the Iranian football team, who have had their training base shifted to Mexico from the US recently, wore gold-coloured pins with the number “168” on their jackets in memory of the victims of the deadly attack in February.

The final countdown is on for the All Whites – and coach Darren Bazeley has revealed the next key milestone. With the Fifa World Cup opener a week away, the preparations will ramp up from Wednesday, when the All Whites begin their last training block.

Andrew Giuliani, President Trump’s World Cup tsar revealed the biggest security threat to the tournament, and insisted that the US wants Iran to compete. | ITV National News