Los Angeles, June 21 -- Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei that he had been told his team wouldhave greater travel flexibility ahead of its final Group G match at the FIFA World Cup.
Iran faces Belgium in its second group match on Sunday before taking on Egypt in Seattle next Friday. Iran opened its campaign with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand on June 15.
The team has been based in Mexico throughout the tournament, and has so far been required to travel to the United States one day before each match before returning to Mexico late on matchday.
Speaking at a pre-match news conference, Ghalenoei said organizers had indicated that different arrangements would be possible for the match in Seattle, according to Xinhua.
"They said in Seattle, you can ...