{"id":1023,"date":"2026-06-06T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2026-06-06T11:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:56:43","slug":"united-states-issues-world-cup-visas-to-iran-national-football-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/?p=1023","title":{"rendered":"United States Issues World Cup Visas to Iran National Football Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has issued visas to Iran\u2019s national football team for participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, allowing Iranian players to enter the country and compete in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to White House officials, visas for Iran\u2019s players have been approved to ensure the team can represent the country at the global event. The decision comes as preparations for the World Cup continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Iranian media reports claim that visas have not been granted to some members of the team\u2019s technical and administrative staff. This has raised concerns that the team could face logistical and operational challenges during the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports indicate that Iran will play its group-stage matches in various cities across the United States. The team\u2019s opening match is scheduled against New Zealand on June 15 in Los Angeles, where it will also face Belgium in another group-stage fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Iran will play its third group match against Egypt in Seattle. The visa developments have become a major talking point ahead of the World Cup and continue to generate discussion among sports and political observers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has issued visas to Iran\u2019s national football team for participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, allowing Iranian players to enter the country and compete in the tournament. According to White House officials, visas for Iran\u2019s players have been approved to ensure the team can represent the country at the global event. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1025,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions\/1025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluntline.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}