9 resultsfor “Team Melli World Cup visa issues”
World Cup FIFA gathering in Vancouver. They alleged “unacceptable behaviour of immigration officials” despite holding valid visas. In 2024, Canada listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, and statements from
World Cup warm-up game against Mali on Thursday in Turkiye, where they have been training for the upcoming tournament since last month. The squad have played three friendlies in two training camps in Antalya
visa applications before heading to the United States, head coach Amir Ghalenoei said. Team Melli will be returning to Antalya, where they trained and played friendlies in March. The squad will have to be trimmed
visas. Amid the war with Iran in March, Trump said it would not be “appropriate” for the Iranian team to participate in the World Cup, suggesting that they should stay away for “their own life
visa denials to anticipated protests and logistical hurdles placed on the path of Team Melli’s arrival in the nation hosting their World Cup games while basing them across the border in Mexico. So, Ghalenoei
Melli [drew with New Zealand](/sports/2026/6/16/iran-draw-2-2-with-new-zealand-in-politically-charged-world-cup-match) in a politically charged Group G game in Los Angeles on Monday following months of uncertainty over the team’s participation in the World Cup amid the US-Israel
visa issues prevented Iranian representatives from attending the AFC Congress. However, as the nine AFC teams that qualified for the World Cup were presented with commemorative gifts, it was announced that Iran would receive their
Melli expect to be banned from entry by the US. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last June halting visa issuance to a handful of countries, including Iran, which the US designated a “state
Melli. 