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Iran still waiting for US visas less than a month before World Cup

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera·18 days ago
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Iran’s football team given farewell ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday, but state media reports US visas yet to be issued. Iran’s football federation chief says no visas have yet been issued for the national team to play World Cup games in the United States, state media reported. “Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will have a decisive meeting with FIFA. They must give us guarantees, because the visa issue has still not been resolved,” the state news agency IRNA quoted federation chief Mehdi Taj as saying on Thursday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Serie A finish in chaos, worsened by clash with Italian Open tennis final list 2 of 4 All you need to know as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano finally face-off list 3 of 4 Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies at 47 list 4 of 4 It’s not cricket: Pakistan athletes allowed in India for multilateral sport end of list “We have not received any account from the other side regarding who has been granted visas.…

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