Iran’s football team players attended visa appointments in Turkey ahead of the World Cup. The entire squad applied for Canadian visas in Ankara, while some players who had not previously applied for US visas also submitted applications at the US embassy. Foreign-based players joined the squad in Ankara before traveling to a training camp in Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. The World Cup is cohosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and Iran’s group matches are scheduled on the US West Coast. Iran plays New Zealand in Los Angeles, Belgium in Los Angeles, and Egypt in Seattle. Access to Canada would be needed if Iran advances to knockout rounds. Preparations have been affected by uncertainty over travel and security after the US-Israeli war on Iran and by a domestic league suspension that left many players short of match fitness.
"A number of players submitted visa applications in person at the US embassy in Ankara ahead of their training camp. Iran's football team have attended visa appointments in Turkiye ahead of the World Cup, with the whole squad applying for Canadian visas and some players also submitting applications for entry into the United States. A number of players submitted applications in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday, an Iranian football federation official told Reuters news agency."
"The whole squad attended appointments for Canadian visas, while some players who had not applied for American visas before the US and Israel attacked Iran in February also submitted their visa applications in person at the embassy. Some foreign-based Iranian players joined the squad in Ankara before later travelling to the team's training camp in Antalya on Turkiye's Mediterranean coast, the official said. The players and delegation members submitted US visa applications in the Turkish capital [Adem Altan/AFP]."
"The World Cup will be cohosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, with Iran due to play all three of their group-stage matches on the US West Coast. Iran are scheduled to face New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21 in Los Angeles before taking on Egypt in Seattle five days later. They would require access to Canada if they progress to the knockout rounds. Iran is holding a pre-tournament camp in Turkiye following the suspension of the Iranian domestic league in March, leaving many players short of match fitness."
"Iran qualified early for the expanded 48-team World Cup, but preparations have been overshadowed by uncertainty over travel and security arrangements following the US-Israeli war on Iran. Iran's football federation had previously said US visa applicatio"
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