Summary
- Iran’s national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei has strongly reacted to instructions asking the team to leave the United States immediately after their match.
- Amir Ghalenoei said that after their match against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium, the team was instructed to leave Los Angeles immediately.
- Iran captain Mehdi Taremi also said the team is facing continuous difficulties and even the short trip from Tijuana to Los Angeles turned into a five-hour journey due to immigration issues.
Iran’s national football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei has strongly reacted to instructions asking the team to leave the United States immediately after their match.
Amir Ghalenoei said that after their match against New Zealand at SoFi Stadium, the team was instructed to leave Los Angeles immediately. He said that some rest after the match is very important but they were told to board the flight right away and return to their camp in Tijuana.
He added that they do not know why they are being asked to return immediately but it is a very strange situation and their team is perhaps the most victimized in the World Cup.
Iran captain Mehdi Taremi also said the team is facing continuous difficulties and even the short trip from Tijuana to Los Angeles turned into a five-hour journey due to immigration issues.
He stated that Iran’s football federation president Mehdi Taj along with the coaching support staff and both media officers were denied US visas before the tournament.
Mehdi Taremi said that everything is difficult for them here and that FIFA needs to provide more support.
It is worth noting that after the war between Iran and the US and Israel on February 28, Iran shifted its training camp to Tijuana, Mexico before the tournament to avoid US immigration issues.
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