00:01Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year's World Cup,
00:07after soccer's world governing body FIFA approved a request to move the training camp from Arizona.
00:14That's according to the head of Iran's soccer federation Mehdi Taj on Saturday.
00:19Taj said the move would help avoid visa-related complications
00:23and that the squad would be able to travel directly to Mexico aboard Iran Air flights.
00:29FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
00:33Iran will play their first two Group G matches in Los Angeles against New Zealand and Belgium,
00:39before facing Egypt and Seattle.
00:41Iran has faced uncertainty for months over travel and security arrangements for the World Cup,
00:47which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
00:51Iranian officials said this month that their players and staff had yet to receive US visas
00:56less than a month before the start of the tournament.
00:59Taj said FIFA had been asked for guarantees over visas, security and the treatment of the Iranian delegation.
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