Amid War, Iran’s Soccer Leader Works to Get His Team to the World Cup
Mehdi Taj said his federation has been dealing with FIFA, not the United States, in trying to obtain visas for Iran to play in the tournament that begins next week.
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Rubio Says Iran’s Soccer Team Can Attend World Cup
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that while the players were welcome, anyone accompanying them who has links to the Iranian military would be denied entry.
Iran’s Women’s Soccer Team Offered Asylum by President Trump
The dissonance between the president’s hard-line immigration policies and his offer of asylum to the athletes was striking. Australia took in five players.