{"id":2612396,"date":"2026-06-09T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-blames-us-for-countrys-world-cup-tickets-being-revoked\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:33:20","slug":"iran-blames-us-for-countrys-world-cup-tickets-being-revoked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-blames-us-for-countrys-world-cup-tickets-being-revoked\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran blames US for country\u2019s World Cup tickets being revoked"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-blames-us-for-countrys-world-cup-tickets-being-revoked%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ea-sports-removes-russian-teams-from-fifa-nhl-video-games-after-sports-leagues-ban-teams-from-competition\/\" title=\"EA Sports Removes Russian ...s From ..., NHL Video Games After Sports Leagues Ban ...s From Competition\">national soccer federation<\/a> says the United States revoked Iran\u2019s allocation\/making available of World Cup tickets for Iranian supporters just days before the 2026 tournament begins.The federation claims Iranian fans had already made plans under the official ticket-sale process and argues the move violates the principles behind international competition, including equality among participating countries.<\/p>\n<p>It notes that participating countries typically receive 8% of tickets for each match, but Iran\u2019s quota was allegedly removed by the U.S.; it\u2019s unclear whether FIFA was involved, and FIFA was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p>the dispute is occurring amid ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions. Iran\u2019s team is staying in Mexico because the U.S. wouldn\u2019t host them, and the players are required to leave U.S. territory the same day as their matches. The players were initially set to remain in Tucson, Arizona, but are now based in Tijuana.  <\/p>\n<p>During visa issues, Iran says 26 players received visas for group matches, while some staff members did not due to security concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/child-abusers-top-ices-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-illegal-aliens-124\/\" title=\"Child Abusers Top ICE&#039;s List Of &#039;Worst Of The Worst&#039; Illegal Aliens\">including alleged ties<\/a> of staff such as team chief Mehdi Taj to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran\u2019s group matches are scheduled in Los Angeles (vs. New Zealand and Belgium) and Seattle (vs. Egypt).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> blamed the United States after its allocation of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-cup\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1397\">World Cup<\/a> tickets for Iranian soccer fans was revoked days before the start of the international tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-womens-soccer-team-performs-silent-protest-amid-bombings-this-is-courage\/\" title=\"Iranian Women&#039;s ... Performs Silent Protest Amid Bombings: &#039;This Is Courage&#039;\">national soccer team made<\/a> the claim on Tuesday, two days before the World Cup begins and six days before its first match in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4600065\/trump-booed-nba-finals-msg\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump smiles through torrent of boos during national anthem at NBA Finals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4600035\/trump-nba-finals-box-suite-guests\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump hosts Lee Zeldin and Dan Scavino in presidential suite for NBA Finals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump bringing an entourage and security disruptions to Game 3 of Knicks-Spurs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith less than three days remaining until the start of the 2026 World Cup \u2026 the United States has once again acted to obstruct the presence of Iranian supporters at the stadiums hosting the national team\u2019s three group stage matches,\u201d the Iranian soccer federation said after it had already begun the ticket sales process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is despite the fact that many Iranian football fans, relying on the officially announced process, had already made the necessary plans to attend the matches,\u201d the organization added. \u201cDepriving Iranian supporters of access to their lawful and official allocation of tickets is an action contrary to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spirit governing international competitions<\/a> and the principle of equality among participating countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Normally, each participating World Cup country is allocated 8% of the tickets for every match in which its team is playing. But Iran\u2019s quota was allegedly scrapped altogether by the United States. It remains unclear whether <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fifa\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4138\">FIFA<\/a> was involved in the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted FIFA for comment on Iran\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran, as a tenuous ceasefire has not yet resulted in a permanent peace between the two countries. Iranian officials have bemoaned the treatment of their soccer team by the U.S. during wartime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian players are staying in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"322\">Mexico<\/a> after the U.S. refused to host them. Additionally, they are required to leave American soil on the same day of their matches in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team was originally supposed to stay in Tucson, Arizona, for the tournament. Its members are now based just south of the U.S. border in Tijuana, Mexico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4599957\/us-denies-entry-somali-world-cup-referee\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4599957\/us-denies-entry-somali-world-cup-referee\/\">US DENIES ENTRY TO WORLD CUP REFEREE FROM SOMALIA OVER \u2018VETTING CONCERNS\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 26 players on the Iranian team were granted visas to the U.S. for their group matches, but the same wasn\u2019t done for several staff members due to security concerns. The U.S. has said some staff members, including Iranian football chief Mehdi Taj, are linked to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irgc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4246\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the World Cup starts Thursday, Iran will play New Zealand in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1221\">Los Angeles<\/a> on Monday, Belgium in Los Angeles on June 21, and Egypt in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seattle\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"755\">Seattle<\/a> on June 26 for its three group matches. Iran has no scheduled matches in Mexico or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"366\">Canada<\/a>, the other two North American countries hosting the World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran blames the U.S. for revoking Iran fans\u2019 World Cup tickets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2612397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26158480084666-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,81064,54349,81063],"class_list":["post-2612396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-sports-diplomacy","tag-us-iran-relations","tag-world-cup-tickets"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26158480084666-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612400,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612396\/revisions\/2612400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}