Soccer-Iran to attend World Cup draw after boycott threat over visa issues
Published on: Dec. 4, 2025, 7:08 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
While Iran had applied for nine visas for their delegation, Iranian soccer federation (FFIRI) spokesman Amir Mehdi Alavi was quoted as saying that the U.S. had granted four visas, including head coach Amir Ghalenoei. Mehdi Taj, president of the FFIRI, was not granted a visa.
