Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Following their opening fixture against New Zealand, which ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Iranian head coach Amir Ghalenoei voiced his frustration and criticised the U.S. authorities, stating that Iran is one of the most oppressed teams in the ongoing World Cup.

Despite the peace deal between the two nations, which came into fruition not more than 48 hours, the ongoing political and military tensions involving the United States and Iran have created heavily polarised views surrounding Iran's participation in the tournament.

The Iranian team was forced to move its training camp to Mexico, with the squad having to commute across the border into the United States before each of their gr...