Iran missing from FIFA Congress due to visa issues as war looms over Vancouver summit

VANCOUVER — Iranian soccer executives were unable to attend an annual meeting of the sport’s Asian governing body here in Canada due to visa issues, the body’s general secretary said Tuesday at a gathering impacted and dampened by war in the Middle East.Held at the Vancouver Convention Centre two days before the broader FIFA Congress at this same venue, the Asian Football Confederation Congress brought together officials from 46 of the 47 AFC members, a group of national soccer federations stretching from the Middle East to Japan and Australia.Advertisement