Iran plans to lodge a complaint with football’s world governing body FIFA over travel restrictions its team is facing in the U.S. at the World Cup.
Travel Restrictions
Due to uncertainty over visas and the conflict with the U.S., the Iranian team are commuting from their tournament base in co-host Mexico for their three group games in the United States. U.S. authorities require them to enter within 24 hours of a match and leave the same day.
The Football Federation of Iran believes these restrictions are inconsistent with the principles of providing equal conditions for participating teams and may affect their technical preparation.
Andrew Giuliani, director of the White House World Cup Task Force, told a British newspaper that he would be open to renegotiating the terms of Iran’s entry to the United States.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
