Iran to lodge protest with FIFA over travel restrictions
4 min readJun 19, 2026 06:27 PM IST While Iran made a confident start in the FIFA World Cup with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in the Group G encounter at Los Angeles earlier this week, the Mehdi Taremi led team had to leave Los Angeles within three hours after the match to head to their training base in Mexico. With the USA government imposing travel restrictions on the Iranian team, it means that the Asian nation’s team has to travel back to Mexico post their matches in the World Cup. With Iran set to face Belgium in their next group match at Los Angeles on Sunday, the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation has stated that they will lodge an official complaint with FIFA, the world governing body of football, ahead of their match against Belgium on Sunday. “The football federation of Iran believes that such restrictions are inconsistent with the principle of providing equal conditions for all participating teams and may negatively affect teams’ preparation processes. Consequently, the federation will formally express …







