Iranian national football team changes World Cup base from the US to Mexico

Odaily Planet Daily News On the 23rd, the head of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, announced that with FIFA's approval, the Iranian national football team will change its base for this year's World Cup from the United States to Mexico. In a statement released by the Iranian Football Federation to the media, Taj stated that due to difficulties encountered in the visa application process, the Iranian national team requested FIFA to relocate its World Cup base from Tucson, Arizona, USA, to Tijuana, Mexico, where local preparations have been completed. Tijuana is located on the Mexico-U.S. border, approximately 20 kilometers from San Diego, a city in southern California. (Xinhua News Agency)