Iran says its World Cup ticket allocation withdrawn a week before its opening game

Iran's national soccer federation (FFIRI) has declared that its ticket allocation for the upcoming World Cup has been revoked just one week before the team's opening match. In a statement released via state media, the FFIRI expressed its inability to provide even a single ticket to supporters of the national team due to the current circumstances, without specifying who made the decision. This move impacts numerous Iranian football fans who had already finalized their travel and attendance plans based on the officially communicated ticket distribution process. The Iranian team recently arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, near the U.S. border, amidst criticism from Tehran regarding U.S. visa restrictions that limit the team's time in the United States. The article notes that this World Cup marks the first time since its inception in 1930 that a host nation will engage with a country it is actively at war with. Iran is scheduled to play its group stage matches in the United States, facing New Zealand and Belgium in Los Angeles, and Egypt in Seattle.

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and under current circumstances the federation is unable to provide even a single ticket to supporters of the national team.