Iran’s World Cup players receive visas to enter US, White House official says

• Mexican ambassador had said squad were still waiting

• Team have moved training base from Arizona to Mexico

Iran’s World Cup players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

Abolfazl Pasandideh, Iran’s ambassador to Mexico, said late Thursday that the squad had still not received their US visas but these were granted overnight, the White House official said.