LONDON:
Iran’s soccer squad, whose participation within the World Cup stays unsure, have handed their passports to the US embassy in Turkey for visas, the top of their Soccer Federation mentioned on Friday.
Mehdi Taj mentioned Iran have been following directions from world soccer’s governing physique.
Their quest for the visas comes as Iran and the USA stay locked in negotiations to finish the Center East conflict that started in February with a large wave of strikes on the Islamic Republic.
“Yesterday, I had discussions with FIFA relating to the US visas,” Taj mentioned. “We have been informed to submit all passports to the US embassy in Ankara.”
The Iranian group is because of fly from Turkey to Spain on Saturday earlier than travelling on to their base camp in Mexico, which has issued visas to the squad.
“We’re ready to see what occurs as we speak or, on the newest, tomorrow, as a result of our nationwide group must obtain these passports and journey with them to Tijuana,” mentioned Taj.
Taj mentioned the Iranian Soccer Federation mentioned had “raised sure factors and requests, in such a method that FIFA was informed that in the event that they (the Individuals) don’t subject visas for the gamers, some members of our technical workers, and different sections of our delegation, we might make different choices.”
“My evaluation is that every one visas can be issued in full, and there most definitely is not going to be any downside on this regard,” he added.
The Iranians relocated their World Cup base, which initially was deliberate to be in Tucson, Arizona, to the northwestern Mexican border metropolis of Tijuana.
All three of their group matches are in the USA.
They open with two video games in Los Angeles, towards New Zealand on 15 June and Belgium on 21 June, and play Egypt on 27 June in Seattle.
