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05/23 14:29 CDT Iran says team's base camp for World Cup has been moved to
Mexico from the US
Iran says team's base camp for World Cup has been moved to Mexico from the US
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Iran's soccer team says it has moved its base camp for the
World Cup to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA,
the president of the Iran Football Federation said Saturday in a statement.
FIFA has not confirmed the move.
Team IR Iran was originally scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona, but a move
has been a possibility because of uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle
East and security concerns. Officials in Tucson had no comment.
The team says it will now be based in Tijuana, Mexico, which is just across the
border from the U.S.
"All team base camps for the countries participating in the World Cup must be
approved FIFA," said a statement attributed to Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran
Football Federation. "Fortunately, following the requests we submitted and the
meetings we held with FIFA and World Cup officials in Istanbul, as well as the
webinar meeting we had yesterday in the Tehran with the respected FIFA
Secretary General, our request to change the team's base from the United States
to Mexico was approved."
Iran is in Group G in the World Cup and will face New Zealand in Inglewood,
California, in its first game on June 15.
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