India, June 24 -- The US has eased its restrictions on the Iranian national football team and has granted the Asian side an extra day to prepare for its upcoming FIFA World Cup match, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Iran's upcoming match will be held in Seattle on Friday, and the team has been allowed to come into the US two days before the match.

The team will still need to leave shortly after the game, as the overall security measures and protocols remain the same.

"For the Iranian team's third match in Seattle on June 26, the team has been permitted to come into the US two days before the match," a department spokesperson said.

"The Iran team will still be required to leave the day the match ends. The ov...