Iran to base World Cup camp in Mexico’s Tijuana after FIFA approval

Iran will base its squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year’s World Cup after FIFA approved a request to move its training camp from Arizona, the head of Iran’s football federation said on Saturday.

Mehdi Taj said the relocation would help avoid visa-related complications and allow the team to travel directly to Mexico on Iran Air flights, adding that the camp is located near the Pacific coast on the US–Mexico border.