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Iran ordered to ‘leave USA immediately’ after FIFA WC match against New Zealand
Iran ordered to ‘leave USA immediately’ after FIFA 2026 World Cup match against New Zealand
Iran ordered to ‘leave USA immediately’ after FIFA 2026 World Cup match against New Zealand
Iran's football coach revealed that the team were told to ‘leave the US immediately’ after the game against New Zealand.
Published on: Jun 16, 2026 11:15 AM IST Written by Vishesh Roy Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link Iran began its FIFA World Cup 2026 journey on Tuesday morning with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand. The Group G encounter had it all, and the fans got to witness one of the best games of the tournament so far. After a thrilling encounter at the Los Angeles Stadium, Iran's football coach Amir Ghalenoei revealed that his team were ordered to leave the US immediately and return to its training base in Mexico. However, the coach didn't say much about where the directive came from. Iran's football coach revealed that the team were told to ‘leave US immediately’ (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) According to the Associated Press, Iran was expecting to spend the night in California for recovery after a gruelling game against New Zealand, but they were told they must leave immediately for the 140-mile trip back to Tijuana. “They didn’t even give us time to recover,” Ghalenoei said through an interpreter. “After the game today, they said to us, ‘You have to leave immediately.’ It’s very important for us to have time for recovery, but we are asked to get on a plane and return to our camp in Tijuana, and we are really troubled by that," he added.Also Read: Vozinha, in tears after Cape Verde's historic result, reveals US visa problems kept his mother from watching him
It is worth mentioning that the World Cup campaign for Iran has been highly politically charged since the USA and Israel began a war with the country on February 28. At first, Iran threatened to withdraw from the tournament, but later decided to compete after FIFA rejected the Sports Federation's request to move its matches out of the US. After the game against New Zealand, the Iran football coach said his team are the most “oppressed” at the FIFA World Cup and has been suffering long before the 48-team competition even began. “They delayed our arrivals, and they are forcing us to go back early without time for recovery. They are making the situation more and more difficult, facing us with more hurdles, but we're not going to let that stop us from doing our best,” he said. “That's why I think we are the most oppressed team in the World Cup,” he added. Ghalenoei also revealed that several players developed cramps during the game against New Zealand, and the contingent should have been allowed recovery time. “Before the game, I said we haven’t had time to adjust because of the travel. Many of our players, they had cramps, and that’s why we had to substitute them. So it wasn’t for technical reasons that we made substitutions. It was because of the injury and because of the cramp. They will be examined (Tuesday) by our technical staff, but the fact that they delayed our arrivals, and they are forcing us to go back early without time for recovery, they are making the situation more difficult," he said.Mehdi Taremi has his say
Iran captain Mehdi Taremi further doubled down, saying his team were made to endure five hours of travel and security checks on what was normally a very short trip from Tijuana to the Los Angeles area on Sunday. “We don’t know why they are returning us, to be honest. I think it’s very strange. It seems like others are doing the planning for us. The decision-making for us is being made elsewhere. We were supposed to come two nights before the game, and we were supposed to stay tonight to recover and return tomorrow at lunchtime. We have no idea why," he said. “It's a lot of stress for the players and staffs and everyone, but we don't have that support, and I think FIFA have to help us more than this. Everything is like a disaster, actually, for us,” he added. Iran will next take on Belgium in the World Cup on June 21 in Los Angeles. Their final league game will be played against Egypt in Seattle on June 28. Iran Fifa World Cup Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Durand Cup Final Live. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series. Home/Sports/Football/Iran Ordered To ‘leave USA Immediately’ After FIFA 2026 World Cup Match Against New Zealand See LessIran began its FIFA World Cup 2026 journey on Tuesday morning with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand. The Group G encounter had it all, and the fans got to witness one of the best games of the tournament so far. After a thrilling encounter at the Los Angeles Stadium, Iran's football coach Amir Ghalenoei revealed that his team were ordered to leave the US immediately and return to its training base in Mexico. However, the coach didn't say much about where the directive came from.
According to the Associated Press, Iran was expecting to spend the night in California for recovery after a gruelling game against New Zealand, but they were told they must leave immediately for the 140-mile trip back to Tijuana.
“They didn’t even give us time to recover,” Ghalenoei said through an interpreter.
“After the game today, they said to us, ‘You have to leave immediately.’ It’s very important for us to have time for recovery, but we are asked to get on a plane and return to our camp in Tijuana, and we are really troubled by that," he added.
After the game against New Zealand, the Iran football coach said his team are the most “oppressed” at the FIFA World Cup and has been suffering long before the 48-team competition even began.
“They delayed our arrivals, and they are forcing us to go back early without time for recovery. They are making the situation more and more difficult, facing us with more hurdles, but we're not going to let that stop us from doing our best,” he said.
“That's why I think we are the most oppressed team in the World Cup,” he added.
Ghalenoei also revealed that several players developed cramps during the game against New Zealand, and the contingent should have been allowed recovery time.
“Before the game, I said we haven’t had time to adjust because of the travel. Many of our players, they had cramps, and that’s why we had to substitute them. So it wasn’t for technical reasons that we made substitutions. It was because of the injury and because of the cramp. They will be examined (Tuesday) by our technical staff, but the fact that they delayed our arrivals, and they are forcing us to go back early without time for recovery, they are making the situation more difficult," he said.
“We don’t know why they are returning us, to be honest. I think it’s very strange. It seems like others are doing the planning for us. The decision-making for us is being made elsewhere. We were supposed to come two nights before the game, and we were supposed to stay tonight to recover and return tomorrow at lunchtime. We have no idea why," he said.
“It's a lot of stress for the players and staffs and everyone, but we don't have that support, and I think FIFA have to help us more than this. Everything is like a disaster, actually, for us,” he added.
Iran will next take on Belgium in the World Cup on June 21 in Los Angeles. Their final league game will be played against Egypt in Seattle on June 28.
Source: HindustanTimes
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