India, May 29 -- The Iranian football team's ambassador, Abolfazl Pasandideh, has claimed that their players haven't yet been granted US visas. Pasandideh visited Tijuana in Mexico, where the Iranian players have relocated their training camp. They were originally slated to be based in Tucson, Arizona.

Iran is scheduled to play three of its group-stage games in Los Angeles and Seattle. Speaking in a news conference, he pointed out that the Iranian football team wasn't being treated equally for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.

"We don't know whether or not they're going to give the players their visas," he said.

"We aren't participating in the World Cup on equal terms.

"We haven't been able to train our team like they should."

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