Iran's World Cup football team arrives in Mexico amid US visa row

The players and staff will have to fly in and out of the US for each of their games in the group stage. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Players cheer as a bus carrying the Iranian football team arrives On the left, fans cheer and on the right, a bus arrives flanked by a motorbike Iran's World Cup football team arrives in Mexico amid US visa row The Iranian football sqaud has arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, which will serve as its base for the 2026 World Cup amid a row over US visas. The side's original plan to stay in Tucson, Arizona was changed after visas were denied for several members of staff, including the head of Iran's football federation, Mehdi Taj. 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